Melodic.Net-CD Review 
Juha Harjula-Sweeden

Myspace is a great place to find new good bands an...
Myspace is a great place to find new good bands and here we have one that I found called Ourafter. What made me interested was that Dakota's Jerry G. Hludzik's son and drummer Eli Hludzik plays in this band. So a couple of days ago I got their CD in my hands and it was with big interest I put it in my cd-player.

The first song I heard was Karma and what a f…ing brilliant power pop/melodic rock song this is. Yes, I was just amazed how damn good this sounded and I was hooked. It sounds like a tougher Maroon 5 meets Savage Garden with tons of melodies and the chorus is just awesome with cool hooks and listen to the singer John Phillips that sings with such attitude mixed with both power and feeling. Yes, he is a great new discovery and you got to hear him sing before you get the point.

What an opening and the next one War is not far behind and is another winner for fans of power pop with slightly touches of modern rock. After that strong opening the following songs don't hold the same quality but it's not bad stuff. Rain is also a treat to listen to with layers of melodies that is fulfilled by the great vocals from Mr. Phillips. Confessions is pure power pop with a wonderful melodic chorus. The instrumental Whispers could have been left out of the album. The end the album with Savage Garden sounding Circles with up-tempo chorus. This is a very good album that can't be missed by fans of Maroon 5 and Savage Garden.

The song Karma is almost worth the whole album because it's a freaking song that will be played many times in my house these coming weeks. Check out them at www.myspace.com/ourafter and discover this great band.

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