I discovered the Swedish trio 'Reach' in 2018 with their second album 'The Great Divine' which was followed in 2021 by 'The Promise of Life', both being remarkable. They return in 2024 with a new studio recording, 'Prophecy' which continues the adventure with 11 new original compositions which are a continuation of the two previous albums, that is to say, we find a joyful miscellany all addictive melodies that we have a terrible desire to listen to over and over and this in different styles because they have this talent to go from a well-muscled hard rock to a popping refrain and to engage in symphonic rock that n 'would not have denied 'Queen' and that is truly what the first three tracks offer us: the title song begins the album with saturated guitars and a remarkable contrast between relatively quiet verses and a very muscular chorus, all this well heard, supported by a very catchy first melody. 'Little Dreams' follows suit and takes us into a lively, light and refreshing whirlwind that gives an irresistible desire to move to the rhythm of the music (see the video above), then, 'A Beautiful Life' continues in a sort of rock/tango with a theatricality that could be a perfect mix between 'Queen' and 'Electric Light Orchestra'.After this remarkable start to the album, what follows does not weaken and 'Save The World' is still a model of the genre with a unifying melody on a kind of addictive swing, the kind of music that gets you in shape for a whole day (see the video here). With 'A Million Lives', we continue our eclectic musical journey with a new light melody that will delicately tickle your eardrums (see the video here), then 'Not The Same' hardens the subject and throws us a well-paced hard rock blast that will make your head spin with headbanging in the chorus. No break in the addictive melodies with 'Who Knows' which is a mid-tempo well marked and which offers us vocal arrangements that we have an irresistible desire to resume in chorus, then, here we go again for a catchy and super effective rock with 'Mama Mama' (see the video here) and 'Psycho Violence' changes register to take us back to the days of disco with a very funky guitar, but which alternates with an energetic and melodic chorus as desired. The end of the album has nothing to envy of all its predecessors with, first of all, 'Grande Finale', which adds a catchy chorus on a very catchy rhythm then, 'Eviga Natt', sung in Swedish, comes close this very beautiful opus with a magnificent semi-acoustic ballad, 'Ludvig Turner' releasing beautiful emotion both in his singing and in his guitar solo.In summary, there is no need to draw a picture to tell you that this latest album from the Swedes of 'Reach' is a real success and that it offers us a succession of compositions which could all have been the subject of a single because everything has been done to hook the listener from the first listen thanks to unifying melodies that we want to listen to on repeat...
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