Tantric – “Mercury Retrograde” (Pavement)
The four years since Tantric released their sixth studio
album Blue Room Archives were wrought
with strife, turmoil and massive roster turnover for the band. Or, in other
words, more of the same for longtime frontman Hugo Ferreira, the band’s only
remaining original member, and his ever-changing crew (the band boasts nearly
two dozen former members). The band’s latest album, aptly titled Mercury Retrograde, finds Ferreira showing
no signs of slowing down - quite the contrary actually as this marks Tantric’s
strongest collection of songs since 2009’s Mind
Control. If nothing else, Tantric have always been masters of radio-ready
arena rock and much of Mercury Retrograde
is no different (“Angry,” “Letting Go”), though Ferreira’s unique tenor lends
itself perfectly to the album’s more measured, melodic refrains (“Before You
Could Crawl,” “My Forever”). If you’re a Tantric fan, you know by now what to
expect from a new album – a bunch of good rock songs with a few worthy ballads
mixed in. Tantric isn’t reinventing the wheel with Mercury Retrograde, and that’s alright.
Go Download: “Letting Go”
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