After compilation 'Trifles And Pandemonium' released in 2016 and the very good EP 'Rebirth' in 2019, the Swedes of 'A.C.T' have decided to continue releasing small formats with a new EP called 'Heatwave' containing 6 tracks for 27 minutes of listening.
We thus find this progressive style always very festive with accessible melodic lines and, after a short introduction made of sound effects of insects and birds, 'Checked Out' takes us into this playful style of the Swedes with a first title which mixes pleasantly funky atmosphere with unbridled instrumental sections and with rhythmic changes bringing this good dose of progressive, then, the cheerful 'Brother' continues in this warm and joyful atmosphere with beautiful alternations between catchy parts and others calmer. 'Dark Clouds' is the ballad break which offers us fairly classic melancholic melodic lines and which, even if it appears as the most conventional title of the album, is very pleasant to listen to because it is filled with a beautiful emotion, then, with the eponymous title of the album, we come back to authentic 'ACT' with a playful composition and with beautiful vocal harmonies that can recall certain atmospheres of 'Queen' and 'The Breakup' ends the EP with a beautiful progressive saga of almost 8 minutes, alternating different intensities and rhythms and which offers a remarkable symphonic and intense final runaway.
In summary, 'ACT' releases a very pleasant EP to listen to and which could be added to the last EP to form a complete album because it is in the logical continuation of 'Rebirth' and if you do not know this formation yet and that you like a progressive rock emphasizing the melodic and festive side, you should be conquered by the last two EP of the Swedes... | |
