{"id":41889,"date":"2014-07-01T06:54:46","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T11:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/?p=41889"},"modified":"2014-07-01T06:54:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T11:54:46","slug":"night-by-night-nxn-cd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hardrockhaven.net\/online\/2014\/night-by-night-nxn-cd-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Night By Night | NxN<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Alexandra Mrozowska<\/span>
\n– Columnist —<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\"NightWith enthusiastic reviews from the renowned UK music magazines \u2013 from Kerrang! and Classic Rock to Fireworks \u2013 and names such as Voodoo Six or Sisters of Mercy featured in r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of the respective band members, Night By Night are a band you can\u2019t simply miss. Their debut album NxN<\/em>, produced by Romesh Dodangoda (Mot\u00f6rhead, Funeral For A Friend, Bullet For My Valentine) is set to be released on July 11 in Europe (with the exception of the UK, where it\u2019s July 14 when it hits the record stores) and on July 15 in the US and Canada. Embellished with enthralling cover artwork, the album gives an answer to a question why this British quintet is claimed to have pioneered \u201cthe new wave of hard rock,\u201d as the critics are eager to put it. And also, a question of a marriage of convenience between the \u201880s-infused melodies and contemporary rock style being an awful misalliance \u2013 or not. <\/p>\n

The first track \u201cTime To Escape\u201d leaves no illusion. If it\u2019s about putting a crunchy, modern-sounding riff and pumping bass line against Leppard-ish, massive vocal harmonies and melodic, \u201880s style chorus, Night By Night definitely put their money where their mouth is. \u201cHolding Onto Holding On\u201d goes by the same scheme \u2013 the perfect balance between almost poppy melody and throbbing, aggressive riff. With its \u201880s-trademark opening group chant, \u201cCan\u2019t Walk Away\u201d could have been as well recorded (and released) twenty five years ago, but served now, it remains nevertheless fresh and by no means dated. <\/p>\n

Mellower mid-tempo \u201cEverywhere Tonight\u201d lacks certain festiveness of its predecessors and remains somewhat a filler. And yet, this feeling of slight disappointment doesn\u2019t last long \u2013 luckily for those \u201cabout to rock,\u201d there\u2019s a reward in a lumbering, heavy guitar riff of \u201cSiren\u201d as well as in the fast-paced, well-crafted hard rock piece \u201cA Thousand Lies\u201d. Next are \u201cIt\u2019s Not Faith\u201d with distinct Leppard-esque influences and dynamic, modern rock-infused \u201cThe Moment\u201d. With the two final tracks, \u201cIf Only\u201d enriched with a great lead guitar work and the interesting changes of pace in \u201cNever Die Again\u201d, Night By Night prove again it\u2019s possible to pique the interest of both contemporary rock fans and \u201880s melodic rock aficionados at the same time.<\/p>\n

NxN<\/em> is the album both a Def Leppard and an Alter Bridge fan can discuss while drinking a beer together and which could possibly end up among the record collections of both. It\u2019s this balance of traditional hard rock roots versus modern, up-to-date sound that is the best thing about this record indeed. While preserving the old formulas of big hooks and huge choruses, the band shows it\u2019s all about here and now for them rather than dusting off the old sounds of the \u201880s era. And although Night By Night\u2019s debut album isn\u2019t flawless, and a song or two might have actually been more of a miss than a hit \u2013 overall it turns out to be a solid and very fresh record altogether. Let\u2019s hope bands like this one will show quite a few youngsters out there that playing dynamic, modern riffs doesn\u2019t have to involve depriving a song of its melody. And if such approach is the future of the genre, we can take it easy and place the dreadful \u201crock is dead\u201d t-shirt in the back of our closets. It\u2019s not the time yet.<\/p>\n

Genre: Hard Rock, Melodic Hard Rock<\/p>\n

Band:
\nHenry Rundell \u2013 Lead Vocals
\nTom Daniel \u2013 Guitars
\nBen Christo \u2013 Guitars, Vocals
\nJonny Thornton \u2013 Bass, Vocals
\nDamien Diablo \u2013 Drums<\/p>\n

Track List:
\n1. Time To Escape
\n2. Holding Onto Holding On
\n3. Can\u2018t Walk Away
\n4. Everywhere Tonight
\n5. Siren
\n6. A Thousand Lies
\n7. It\u2018s Not Faith
\n8. The Moment
\n9. If Only
\n10. Never Die Again<\/p>\n

Label: Sun Hill Production\/Cargo Records<\/p>\n

Website:
\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NightByNightUK<\/a>
\nhttp:\/\/nxnofficial.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Hardrock Haven rating: 7\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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