{"id":6827,"date":"2015-11-23T11:20:32","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T11:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-altered-sky-without-wonderland\/"},"modified":"2015-11-23T11:20:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T11:20:32","slug":"album-review-altered-sky-without-wonderland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-altered-sky-without-wonderland\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Altered Sky &#8211; Without Wonderland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/87318934ca9d9dd2f7062b2856aa6818\/tumblr_ny6uamekQj1r8no6so1_540.jpg\" width=\"250em\" alt=\"Altered Sky \u2013 Without Wonderland\" title=\"\">Aiming for the stars, Scottish pop rock outfit <b>Altered Sky<\/b> prove that girls just want to have fun, no matter how many times their hearts are broken.<\/p>\n<p>Half male, half female lineups are hard to come by, even in the broad-minded realms of pop punk. However, female-fronted pop punk-infused rock can fall short of either talent or purpose. Denounce the likes of Paramore, Tonight Alive and We Are The In Crowd if you wish, <b>Altered Sky<\/b> are an exception to the rule. From the onset, their debut <i>\u2018Without Wonderland\u2019<\/i> slaps its heart on its sleeve and belts its lungs out, handing out a beautiful contribution to the ever-evolving, unforgiving genre.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p>Opener <i>\u2018This War Is Mine\u2019<\/i> instantly establishes a catchy self-assurance through the versatile tones of frontlady Ana Nowosielska and the melodic stop-starts of guitarist Richard Passe. <i>\u201cForget the stories and the lies, it\u2019s true we share the same sky,\u201d<\/i> calls out the contagion of <i>\u2018Stupid in the Dark\u2019<\/i> which will be running around your head for days, to the tune of a vivacious groove and stickswoman Amy Blair\u2019s crucial presence.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The bark of <i>\u2018Apple Tree\u2019<\/i> is worse than its bite, as Ana\u2019s vocal twang proves she was born to perform, while her soothing presence in <i>\u2018Bury It All\u2019<\/i> provides a sweet pop punk anthem refusing to give up. Similarly, <i>\u2018Live for It\u2019<\/i> is tenacious in its existential discussion, coated in swathes of angelic tones, defiant in noting that, <i>\u201cWe won\u2019t stop until we die.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Casting aside the damage of the past, <i>\u2018Livewire\u2019<\/i> proves punchy and assertive, accompanied by a catchy riff, while <i>\u2018Songbird\u2019<\/i> defines determination in true dreamy pop punk style. The album highlight appears through the solemn piano of <i>\u2018Imagine Adventure\u2019<\/i>, touching and soulful in its isolation of Ana\u2019s vocals. Leading swiftly into <i>\u2018Waves\u2019<\/i>, its subdued opening soon bursts into punchy enthusiasm, before closing with a variety of tempos mashed into <i>\u2018White Witch\u2019<\/i>, promoting a feisty self-belief that the genre clearly needs.<\/p>\n<p>Every second counts for <b>Altered Sky<\/b>, and not one is wasted on silence, atmospheric fillers or flawed notes. <i>\u2018Without Wonderland\u2019<\/i> gives this youthful outfit a firm footing on a stellar trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Without Wonderland\u2019<\/em> by <strong>Altered Sky<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altered Sky<\/strong> links:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/alteredsky.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/alteredsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/alteredsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ali Cooper (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/AliZombie_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@AliZombie_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aiming for the stars, Scottish pop rock outfit Altered Sky prove that girls just want to have fun, no matter how many times their hearts are broken. 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