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THE AFTERGLOW
The Afterglow


MUSIC

Modern Life Virus (2004 debut)
MOdern Life Virus by The Afterglow
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Typically British rock diffusing through the fine atmospheres created by this band from Turin, with a 4 tracks EP completely written in English listen to the 2nd track “What should have been” and you’ll immediately feel their rock nature, then go to “Decalogue” and you’ll get a melancholic evolution of the sound. The last track “The same” is quiet and meditating while “Journey” gives their EP a very professional touch When we get the CDs to review, we normally need several listenens to perceive the artists message: in this EP the impact is immediate, and we clearly understood their intense musical message.

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www.the-afterglow.com/

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Reviews


The Afterglow give us an EP that, altogether with some demos, tell us lots of the big number of their music skills and possibilities, with the band always swinging between a guitar rock of great breathe, and acoustic atmospheres of touching intensity ... the refinement of an episode such as “Decalogue” cannot be ignored, thanks to the freshness of their song writing they give us the important sign of a providential change in indie music and a moment of great freedom Rockerilla (Italy) Half British and half Italian …. clean and harmonic arrangements in a pure British style, with that up and down in their music intensity that always captures the listener. Their sound is powerful and rock, with that southern America rock voice, rough and deep at the right point. The Afterglow show us very good song writing skill, a clear and strong sound, very communicating Newsic.it (Italy)

melodic tunes with with some great stirring atmospheric moments
SUBCULTURE rock night The Academy Birmingham UK


A very good selection of songs well produced , an example of excellent song writing
Bedford Esquires UK

Catchy songs, like them all wouldn’t og though they came from Italy
1449 URB University Of Bath UK

“great songs” Burst Radio University Of Bristol UK

Brit-pop intro which leans toward the classic sound of Ocean Colour Scene atmospheric and soothing URN University Of Nottingingham UK

Guitars and melodies sound like The Verve a cool melodic song
Bailrigg FM University Of Lancaster UK

The Afterglow, it has to be said, remind me just a tad of U2; with their worldly, poetic lyrics set to soaring, rockin' riffs and superbly rounded balladic rock and everything done to a turn.  The U2 comparison is meant to be a guide rather than pure fact as The Afterglow are very much their own musical beast with very much their own way of doin' things. Those things, they do extremely well; 'Decalogue Of Modern Life' is a t'riffic, gentle romp through contemporary, meaningful rock music of the not too heavy variety. The Afterglow show finesse in every department - they have a great sound that draws you gently in and then caresses your senses into submission. The Afterglow write and perform mature rock music for the 21st century. There's some 'big' songs here with anthemic tendencies but there's also an over-riding commerciality with the coming together of solid rock attitude and 'pop' sensibility. The Afterglow have a knack of bringing 'proper' rock home and making it accessible and friendly without once selling out to banality.Not content with simply writing good songs, The Afterglow's musical arrangements are awesome and add so much to the overall appeal and listenability of this excellent album. These are damn cool and clever dudes! The title of this superb album, 'Decalogue Of Modern Life', is clever and pretty self explanatory - so you can no doubt work out for yourself how many tracks it contains and have a pretty good idea about its lyrical content too.The Afterglow have set very high standards for themselves here. With precision and attention to detail The Afterglow 'pull out all the stops' - the album is beautifully packaged and presented - and lets face it, if you're gonna buy one apple from a basket you're gonna choose the one that looks most appealing and tasty - so it is with 'Decalogue Of Modern Life' - first impressions and all that!! Very professional and very well crafted from start to finish.'Decalogue Of Modern Life' by The Afterglow is pretty much as good as it gets within its massively appealing genre. Flawless, ripe, shiny, juicy and damn tasty. Impressive stuff this, well worth a looksee, and I wish the lads well with it. Peter J Brown aka toxic pete

 

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Plastic Head


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Holier Than Thou Records Ltd: Established 1995
Distribution Retail: Code 7 (UK)
Distribution Digital: Plastic Head Media ( World-Wide)
Holier Than Thou Records Ltd
HTT Music Promotions
2008