Illuminate is the third release from Karmacoda, the female fronted, four-piece San Francisco based band.
To me, the album is very mood oriented, putting me in certain relaxed moods as I listened. This band has had a lot of success in the past with their music on soundtracks of TV and film and I can see why, as the music on this current album could easily fit into backgrounds of what one may be watching on screen.
I prefer more up-tempo music myself, but one track on Illuminate that I really liked is "Turn". This track has a very catchy chorus and the vocals by Heather Pierce are almost soothing in a mellowed Swing Out Sister tone.
The bands' songs are truly melodic in nature with emotion that illuminates the listener to what is being felt by the band on any particular track.
Overall, it is a bit too emotional for me, but the songwriting is excellent and the sounds created by the band are hypnotic. I would Reco Mend this CD to anyone that likes to feel the emotion in the music.
03/03/2008 20:17:23 Todd my♥posts www.karmacoda.com myspace.com
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