Australian melodic rockers White Widdow were formed in 2008 and released their self titled debut album in November 2010 to great acclaim. Its a surprise then to see their second album being released towards the end of September 2011 – these days a 10 month gap between albums is almost unheard of with bands typically spending well over a year touring in support of the album before startign work on the next one.<\/p>\n
For those of you who havent heard White Widdow before, the one line summary is that they have a very 1980’s melodic rock sound, with plenty of catchy choruses.<\/p>\n
Comments on a few of the songs..<\/p>\n
”Do you remember” sounds to be strongly influenced by Def Leppard, particularly the Hysteria album – there are parts of the music in this song that sound like they’d be perfectly at home on the Hysteria album.<\/p>\n
”Reckless nights” is probably my favourite track on the album. Its got big choruses, a solid drum beat, nice guitar solo, but most important its just a great tune that you can imagine listening to on the radio on a hot sunny day.<\/p>\n
”Patiently” is a ballad with some nice guitar work and a slower pace than much of the album. The keyboards are just right to give the song a lift without stealing the limelight.<\/p>\n
There are some great songs on this album. If you like 80’s style melodic rock then this is an album you need to own.<\/p>\n
European fans can catch White Widdow on their European tour in October, which includes an appearance at the UK’s premier event for Melodic rock bands – Firefest.<\/p>\n
White Widdow are:<\/p>\n
Jules Millis – Vocals
\nXavier Millis – Keyboards
\nEnzo Almanzi – Guitar
\nTrent Wilson – Bass
\nJim Naish – Drums<\/p>\n
Track Listing:<\/p>\n
1. Cry wolf
\n2. Strangers in the night
\n3. Do you remember
\n4. Reckless nights
\n5. How far I run
\n6. Serenade
\n7. Show your cards
\n8. Mistake
\n9. Patiently
\n10. Love won’t wait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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