{"id":71236,"date":"2018-10-17T16:00:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=71236"},"modified":"2018-10-16T20:17:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T19:17:24","slug":"influences-vola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/influences-vola\/","title":{"rendered":"Influences: VOLA"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Danish-based progressive rock quartet\u00a0VOLA<\/strong>, the bands that made them the group that they are are as varied as the music they create. Dishing out experimental rock tinged with elements of tranquil, easing electronica and contrasting beefy metal riffs, the four-piece are unafraid of exploring new tones and turning them into a cohesive, thoroughly individual and captivating sound.<\/p>\n

Their recently released second record,\u00a0‘Applause Of A Distant Crowd’,<\/em>\u00a0sees the four-piece take a more external approach, both musically and lyrically. For example, the title track is a compelling tale of\u00a0someone seeking solace and support in social media after a breakup. Whereas ‘Still’<\/em> and the riff-laden ‘Alien Shivers’<\/em> represent the element of fear within terrorism. Throughout\u00a0‘Applause Of A Distant Crowd’,\u00a0<\/em>VOLA\u00a0<\/strong>produce thought-provoking moments that are as engaging as the genre-bending sounds they create.<\/p>\n

With\u00a0‘Applause Of A Distant Crowd’<\/em>\u00a0now out in the open,\u00a0we spoke to the group about the albums that have influenced them.<\/p>\n