aaamusic | On 26, Nov 2012

“Collections” is the new album by Acres Lions. The most apt genre for this would probably be rock.
The vocalist has a very warm and inviting voice, helping to sell the album from the very opening of the first track. The vocals are also very melodic, working well with the instrumentals to create the harmonies that are very pleasing to the ear. The instrumentals are well written and provide their own musical identity that supports the vocals in order to create the songs as a whole. The elegance of the way that the vocals and the backing instrumentals flowing between each other allows for none to be the dominant at all, but for everything in the tracks to be one great whole. The drums aren’t overpowering at all, they keep a strong beat and like the rest of the tracks, they do not have any dominance, but an equal role in helping to make the complete tracks.
Overall, the range of variation and the musical ideas blend so well with the beautiful instrumentals to create a wonderful album; it’s great to listen to many times over.

★★★★★

Rhys Maroney