Year : 2023
Style : Hard Rock , Classic Rock
Country : United Kingdom
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 53 mb
Bio:
Lost Asylum are a 5 piece Hard Rock band with classic rock influences and a modern twist.In early 2015 guitarist Darren Potts was looking to put together a heavy rock band. After bringing in drummer Danny Wilder and bassist Dave Tucker from previous projects, Darren was actually looking for a vocalist when he was introduced to Steve Clark, a fellow guitarist. After hitting it off with Steve, the band members decided to make this new project a two guitar setup.Darren's original idea had been to reform a previous project but with a couple of new members and fresh ideas it was decided that this would be something entirely new.Band names were thrown around untill Steve had an idea and so Sussex based rock band Lost Asylum was born! After gigging with a variety of vocalists the search for a regular frontman that could truly fit in the Asylum continued until Steve met and recruited frontman/screamer Ryan O'Donovan at a open mic in Brighton in early 2019.Ryan O'Donovan had been affiliated with brighton's learning disabled community due to his being on the autistic spectrum,playing in various acts under the umbrella of the charity 'carousel'.With the line up now complete, a heavy hitting rhythm section, powerful guitars, Ryan's soaring vocals and showmanship, Lost Asylum are ready to hit the stage Hard!
Album:
Hailing from Sussex in the UK, this Hard Rock five piece have been around for about seven years, but this is their first EP proper. The fact that the instrumental part of the band has been around for a few years shows (along with the quite varied ages of its members) as these four songs illustrate an act that has gelled its chemistry in the line-up, writes well together and knows what works.Despite the fact that singer Ryan O'Donovan doesn’t have an instrument in front of him, his vocal melody lines still follow the rhythm melodies quite closely, which tells me that these songs were written and honed before he joined in 2019, just in time for Covid to effectively stop them dead for a few years. I suspect this will change with time, as when you’re not hampered by an axe and strap as a vocalist, your whole body becomes an instrument to work the crowds with. The melody lines naturally evolve around that with experience, with new songs benefiting from the input of what works for the frontman as much as it does everyone else, so despite the quite staccato effect the current arrangements have on the vocal delivery, I can see the potential in his performance which is powerful, soulful and with a healthy dollop of charisma, if not quite fully there yet.The songs are down, dirty and heavy, but with enough pace to keep heads nodding throughout, and a focussed and punchy delivery and arrangement that works really well, with some clearly very strong performances from both guitars and rhythm section throughout. The only weak spot really is in the production, which feels a little too basic. The instruments have a heavy punch, but they’re a little too far back in the mix, with a quite trebly and too forward vocal overlay. The problem is not the quality of the vocal snapshot – they’re where they need to be; it’s everything else that needs presenting more. Again, this will come with experience as when you first hit a studio, the fact that you have achieved that major milestone and cut your stuff on disk tends to overwhelm bands, who naturally become more critical of their work with time and experience.Reading this back, this sounds more negative than intended, because these really are relatively minor quibbles for an act still getting going, because the four songs here are solid, well-written and catchy and I can see them working really well live. A very promising start.
Line Up:
Ryan O'Donovan - vocals , guitar
Steve Clark - guitar
Darren Potts - guitar
Dave Tucker - bass
Danny Wilder - drums
Tracklist:
01. Follow (3:41)
02. In My Sights (2:54)
03. Enemy (6:09)
04. Dysfunctional Me (3:16)
05. Follow (Live) (3:57)
06. Dysfunctional Me (Live) (3:19)
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