The Morning Light – The Sound Of Love
The Morning Light is a five piece from Pittsburgh, specializing in mellow pop-rock that remains soulful, but fun. A label mate of recently reviewed band, The Maine, The Morning Light has just released The Sound of Love through Fearless records. I was able to pick up the EP at HMV, surprisingly, and after a couple of listens, I deemed it amazing. Their brand of pop-rock has the Fearless record trademark of being fun and catchy, but it’s actually quite the opposite of Fearless record hopefuls, The Maine.
The EP starts off with a mellow song “The Love”, which features a soothing melody and reflective lyrics. The key attribute that shoots The Morning Light into stardom is the soft, slightly high-pitched, but talented vocals of Bobby. Normally the vocals would seem whiny, but it matches very well with the style of music being played. The instrumentals are driven by soft percussions, an acoustic guitar and incredibly addictive hand claps. Combined is a song that isn’t as complete as the rest of the album, but only in the sense that the song is more soulful and less upbeat.
“Your Not Mine,” is a better representative of what The Morning Light is all about. The general direction of the song is still mellower and less upbeat than the typical pop rock sound, but the instrumentals are much fuller and vibrant. That isn’t to say that The Morning Light is emo, because they are anything but, instead they offer more memorable, expressive music. The drums are louder, the guitars are on overdrive, and the presence of a keyboard truly put this song over the top.
The EP consists of much of the same, but the song “Clouds” is probably what has made me a huge fan of The Morning Light. “Clouds” breaks free of the EP by unleashing a fiery of upbeat, moving music. Definitely the most upbeat song from The Sound Of Love, it offers a dangerously catchy verse, followed by an even further addictive chorus. The backing vocals are just as memorable as the lead, and overall the song feels really complete and well produced. When The Morning Light releases a full length album, I would assume they might include this song on it as it has HIT writing all over it. It’s already a favourite amongst those who have only started listening to The Morning Light.
The Sound of Love is a solid first effort that I feel will transcend into a great full length album in the future. While I think some of the songs on this EP are a tad short of brilliant, I do feel that they are noteworthy. I think the EP is worth checking out as it’s an honest mellow approach to pop rock.
Check out their Myspace for official tour dates and future album info.
Buy The Sound Of Love from amazon.ca
