I first saw Acrobat when they opened up for Bullmoose’s cd release party here in Kingston. As some bands there is the live sound and then there is the album sound. On the album there are only three members of Acrobat but when I saw them live they added in another guitarist. You also loose out a couple of the different instruments when you see them live but it didn’t really make that big of a difference in their live sound. 

“Emotionless” is the first track off of the album. This song is my favourite song off of the album. The vocals almost have a European sound to them. After hearing this song live and hearing it on the album I prefer the album version the best. I like the opening to the song because of the piano at the starting of the song. It seems to grab and pull you into the song. The vocals are mixed throughout the duration of the song they have a pop sound and then mixed with a bit of alternative and rock styling. 

“Unbelievable Truth” is the third song and is also the title track off of the album. The song has a melodramatic feeling that flows throughout the song. This song is what I would call a mood type of song, the song has a flowing tempo that trails throughout the duration of the song with the tempo rising and slowly slows down and then rises up again. To add a bit of character to the song the vocals tend to stay on the softer side with a little hint of high vocals.

“Life Support” is the seventh track on this eight track album. The song starts off slowly for the first thirty seconds with a very soft but medium pace guitar being played. As a couple of their other tracks the song has its ups and downs in the tempo, at about the three minute mark the speed and sound of the song almost drops right out but picks up for the ending of the song. By using this technique throughout different songs to me it really adds character to the album. 

Track listing... 
Emotionless 
Nightfalls 
Unbelievable Truth 
Strides 
Evolver 
Don’t Wait For Tomorrow 
Life Support 
My Chronic Affair With Miss Fortune 

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Matt Hartwick
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