'Mangala Vallis' is an Italian progressive rock group which has already more than 20 years of existence with three albums to its credit, the last 'Microsolco' already dating from 2012. They evolve in a progressive style with influences drawn from the 70s / 80s and 2020s sees the release of a new album 'Voices'.
The album begins with 'The Center of Life' which deploys a fairly quiet style between pop and rock with fairly present keyboards, beautiful vocal arrangements and a remarkable first guitar solo, then, 'No Reason' continues in this atmosphere which can recall artists of the 70s like 'Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young' in terms of vocal harmonies but with a progressive side and a beautiful instrumental passage in the second part of the title which can bring back to some titles of 'Genesis' in the period of the beginning of the 70s. The album continues with the neo-progressive ballad 'Get it While You Can', mixing 70s influences with modern sounds, 'The Voice Inside' with beautiful melodic lines and remarkable new vocal arrangements, then , 'An End to an End' is a new ballad with beautiful choirs and a heady chorus, and 'Demon' is an energetic mid-tempo which draws on the progressive of the 80s and 9s 0 and we can see here and there influences reminiscent of formations like 'Genesis' or 'Marillion' then 'Sour' ends the album on a melancholic note with a last ballad in which 'Roberto Tiranti' offers us a magnificent full performance of emotion in a beautiful crescendo and with a very beautiful guitar solo.
In summary, the Italians from Mangala Vallis' come back with a quality album in a style between pop and rock tinged with progressive with beautiful vocal arrangements and 'Voices' should appeal to an audience who likes the melodic progressive of the years 70/80... | |
