for yourself. I can only lead you to the water, as they say.
This last Friday, the 13th of January for those of you playing at home, I ran into an old classmate of mine whilst out and about; a guy that I remember for his love of golf, music and fashionable dress in our high school days. But he wasn’t here as a patron of the establishment. Oh, no. He was there as a performer along with his band mate, Eric Castillo. He is Corey Ferrugia and his band is Rescue Lights.
Rescue Lights
Now, I have seen Cory perform before when his band was known as a Search and Rescue and I have be honest, they were good but obviously a band that was still getting there sound figured out. Don’t get me wrong, they were far from terrible or bad; like most bands, you have to go through a journey of self discovery. After briefly catching up with Cory that night I went home and bought his bands newly released full length album. As I listened to the album, One More Try, I was fortunate enough to see where that journey of self discovery has taken the members of a Search and Rescue/Rescue Lights.
click here to buy Rescue Lights' album, One More Try
Although it probably was not the goal or intention of the band, I was whisked away back to the 90’s and the height of the indie sound that dominated the airwaves. Rescue Lights on their blog and facebook page list their influences as The Script, Augustana, The Fray, Maroon 5 as well as others and that is shown in their songs lyrical styling’s; however, it is bands such as Toad the Wet Sprocket, Soul Asylum and Matchbox 20 that comes to mind as I listen. With all due respect to the Bands Rescue Lights listed as their influence, they are, in my opinion, lacking that all important “indie love of music” sound that I hear in Rescue Lights album, One More Try.
Each track stands alone in its composition and lyrical content yet still follows the general theme of the album which is an element that is often lost in most bands independent releases. Inevitably, there is a few tracks that stand out more than others. The title track, One More Try, as well as Falling Apart both contain strong opening lines that truly draw in their listeners and then go on to paint a word picture that conveys a sense of relatability in their content.
One More Try, as a first full length album, truly does hit the mark as a freshman release. There are some aspects that can ne tweaked to improve the overall sound from a production stand point, but in all honesty, I think it would take away from the overall feeling of the album and make it something completely different and not as relatable and appealing as it currently sits.
I would give it an A-.
One of the better independent albums I have heard in a long time, Rescue Lights should be on your radar when you are looking for live, local music in Tucson, AZ. You can learn more about their music and the band at http://rescuelightsmusic.com/ or at their facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/rescuelights.
You can purchase their digital download cards at varying locations in Tucson or go to their homepage where it is available as well. That’s right, they are going green by not producing a physical album which, to a collector like myself who likes a physical copy in hand, not as satisfying, However, I do reluctantly agree with Corey who said that “this is the future of music”; but I do happily submit that so is groups like Rescue Lights.
Also, be sure to check out http://www.mytownmusic.com/ to learn more about music education in your communities. MyTown Music is a music education program started my Rescue Lights front man, Corey Ferrugia that offers music lessons privately or a classroom setting. They are now accepting lesson requests or bookings to bring live music to you. Be sure to give their website a thumb through.
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