Kaleido Bay is a band from the UK comprised of Ben Kay, Jake Gribben, and Harry Grace. The band mentions that they combine elements of progressive rock, post punk and alternative rock. They recently released “Liberation” and as they put it they were “Inspired by the frustration of societal structures molding the majority of us all into a certain way of life. Anger at the system and how it trains us to accept a mundane way of living with little to no hope.”
Kaleido Bay is a band that is young enough to pull off this type of music. I remember in the ’90s being drawn to bands like Rage Against The Machine. Their anti-establishment was appealing to a young mind. Eventually, you have to grow up, get a job, possibly find a way to provide for a family and you are inevitably a cog in the machine. I was just debating with my friend recently that this type of anger and anti societal structures just sounds better coming from a younger generation. It sound more vital, urgent and more often than not sincere. Musically, “Liberation” is a rock song that fits in a good amount of different influence. The song starts with a barrage of tom drums, bass and distorted guitar. It quickly breaks up with a danceable bass line. The vocalist then sings “you’re a slave to contradiction / you’re engraved with false freedom.” I was digging the rise around the one-minute mark which leads to a pop oriented chorus. As the song progresses the most unique moment might be the vocals after that which sounds like a play. The Eastern modes the band plays is also very cool. The song has an instrumental section where the members are jamming out. They do some effective rocking out with solid guitar solos. The band slides back into the chorus one more time. I’m more than happy that a young band like Kaleido Bay is still angry and is able to shift attention to these types of issues. Take a listen.
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Anon
3/3/2020 03:23:38 am
The album art is a rip off from Muse's The handler.
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