Final call for The Night Flight Orchestra on their latest journey – prepare for an overload of travel-related puns.
Release Date: 31st January 2025
Label: Napalm Records
Format: CD / digital / LP
READY TO GO?
13 new tracks from The Night Flight Orchestra take us listener on a dynamic sonic journey. A balance between uplifting escapism and captivating stories inspired by real life events. Themes span the likes of heroines and temptresses, to liberation and romantic nostalgia, set to backdrops of abandoned cities and cosmic tides.
Indeed as the opening explosion of gusto in Stratus indicates, and contrary to popular belief, it’s a great time to be alive. Bursting with an energy, a flurry of bouncing keyboard lines and power chords and an insistent though familiar sounding synth riff right from the Eighties. An era to which NFO is indebted. Right down to a dress sense that ensures that the full package sees a look to match the sounds. An era now long gone enough to be labelled as nostalgic.
BARRAGE OF BRIGHTNESS
The energy level is duly set and maintained in a constant barrage of bright and sharp synths and lush harmonies. A flight with the NFO guaranteeing being never more than a few breaths from a sweet treat of melodic indulgence.
Set to be a classic is Melbourne, May I? On an album packed with vibrant and uplifting tuneage, Melbourne.. ups the game. A rush of a Power Pop drive and inevitably catchy chorus, the chugging tempo reminiscent of early Eighties Genesis turning it on again.
As the sequence rolls on expect encounters with thrilling Michael Jackson beats and easy lovers. Cosmic Tide is as apt a title with which to tag the NFO. While the title track allows those old enough to indulge in distant memories of Howard Jones and Nik Kershaw, A Paris Point Of View might have been lifted straight from Abba’s Voulez Vous. A disco inspired outing that George Michael or one of the close harmony girl groups of the Eighties might do justice with.
SMOOTH GROOVES
Stewardess, Empress, Hot Mess (And The Captain Of Pain) might rival the mouthful of Bon Jovi’s Captain Crash And The Beauty Queen From Mars. Yet, it sees the NFO branch into an extended arrangement. “Give us the moon and the right medication,” comes the battle cry. One that recommends a endless supply of hooks and singalong opportunities alongside attention grabbing smooth grooves.
Give Us The Moon is free from the limitations of one genre or style. Granted, many of the soundscapes of the album draw inspiration from the 80s. It’s hard not to have flashbacks of Blondie, Elton or Def Leppard, yet it makes for an album perfect for a varied, exciting adventure.
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