Fourthwall is a four member Rock Jam Group. Mike Farell is the man behind the Lead Vocals and Guitar, Mike Scarmato on Backup Vocals and Guitar, Dan Gallo on Backup Vocals and Bass and finally hitting the Skins there is Adam Burns. 

Fourthwall’s music is geared for a live show. There are albums out there that sound good on the album and wouldn’t carry out the sound nor energy for a live show. The first three tracks on this album put to rest all doubt about Fourthwall not having the energy for a live show. After listening to this album I have become addicted to their music and now hoping that the make a stop in Kingston in the near future. The music on this album is perfect for many different situations; the best so far is when I have been driving in rush hour traffic coming back from work in the afternoon the album just makes the drive worth waiting for all the lights to change. 

The first three tracks on the album are fast paced songs with the last track slowing it down a little bit which I find adds a mix to the album. But I am a fan of their faster tracks. 

“Go” is the first track off of the album. The title of this song really sets the tone of the album. The drum at the starting of the song gets the groove going in the song. I also liked the drum roll that leads into the second verse. As the other songs on the album the songs are easy to sing along to. The main riff of the song is catchy and blends in perfectly with the guitar solo in the middle of the song. This song was the perfect song to pick to start off this album 

“Eyes On The Skies” the guitars to me is what takes this song to the next level. After the opening riff there is no turning off or changing this song. If you wanted a rock song Fourthwall has delivered a Rock song. I am especially lovin the guitar riffs after “Hey I’m Moving On”. Another part of the song that fits really well is the lightly heard backup vocals “ahhhhh” in the third verse, now that I have heard it in the song, if it was taken out of the song to me it would be the same as taking out the drums in the song, it just sits that well with me. 

“Let It Slide” is the third out of the four tracks on the album. After hearing the first two tracks for the first time I thought by the title I might hear some slide guitar in the song, but there wasn’t but the guitar solo about three quarters of the way through the song is what makes this song happen it is not a very big solo but is what I wait for when the song plays. I just find that the solo fits really well into the song and it doesn’t get carried away and it fits right into the song. The deepness sounds of the guitars are at the perfect tone for me they are not too deep and not at a high pitch. The lyrics are also something that should be looked at they can pretty much be toned up to be a life lesson type of lyrics. Instead of getting angry and blowing up at something you just “Let It Slide” 

“I Know you’re feeling uptight 
You’ve gotta open up the road and believe in life 
When you ain’t doing alright 
I think it’s time to let it slide” 

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Matt Hartwick
m.hartwick@partyinkingston.com