Downtown Fiasco has never been one to play it safe, and with Look at the Sun, they go full throttle into a world of epic grandeur. Tagged under Rock, Heavy Metal, and Gothic influences, the record plays like a saga torn between fire and myth, weaving English and Latin into a language of defiance. If you love Iron Maidenโs gallop and Sabatonโs battle anthems and the theatricality of Within Temptation, you will love this one.
The opener, โLose It All,โ doesnโt waste time setting the tone. Sparkly acoustic riffs shimmer before the floor drops into horns, gritty guitars, and a pounding drum line. The translucent voice desperately races through lines with almost breathless urgency. It feels like being caught mid-charge on a battlefield, heart hammering, no way back. Then comes โLook at the Sun,โ a centerpiece track where guitars shred and slow drums keep things almost ritualistic and heavy. Horns swell and recede like suspenseful and celebratory waves, to create a strange mix of grandeur and festivity.
By the time you reach โTrente Ans De Moins,โ the riffs bite harder, drums stomp with an almost military cadence, and the vocals snarl with defiant smugness. But itโs the horns again that steal the spotlight, blasting with such pompous, majestic energy that gets you all pumped up.
In the end, Look at the Sun invokes through every song. Listen to Downtown Fiasco bring to you a whole kingdom of anticipation.
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Review by: Naomi Joan