Secret Fleets has emerged over the past year from the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. In that time span they have written and demoed material resulting in their debut album Secret Fleets. The record is a collection of songs they developed, each telling their own story. They are already working on new material and they plan on performing live in festivals in 2020.
Secret Fleets come out of the gate with powerful impact on the introductory track “Sleeping Giants.” The feminine vocals are beautifully soothing as it draws you in and sings to your soul. The instrumentation is also quite lovely as the energetic breakdown rises up when the singer yells, “I didn’t want to wake you up. / Didn’t want t steal you time.” On the following track “The Eighth” soft whispers are accompanied with plucking guitar notes. As the electric chords progress throughout the song, howling voices can be heard in the background. Shout out to Jesse Oberin for mastering the album, layering the vocals on top of one another giving the song depth and giving the album an overall clean finish for the Secret Fleets’ quality to shine. Coming in with dynamic drums, the song “Bone” is energetic and a more traditional rock song. They repeat the phrase “Becomes a brand new bone.” The guitar and drums are invigorating to hear, awakening listeners to move their bodies. The songs ends with an echoing screech delay effect that nicely fades into the next track “Kings.” The drums carry the song. The hypnotic thumps pull you in putting you in a trance. With the deep vibrating bass, the sensually seductive voice oozes through the speakers. While the first half of the album is vibrant, songs like “Lorraine” and “Kid You Cold” slow down the pace. Luckily the band ends the album on a strong note with “Pangea.” While its another slow song, the build up is well worth it. The strong vocals scream out the words “You don’t believe in a word you say!” Secrets Fleets debut album is badass. It’s very clean sounding making the vocals and instruments really pop. Also Steve Nimmo’s art design for the cover art is eye catching. This is a solid album to listen to and is well worth your time.
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