Stone Parade are a Sydney-based, 5 piece rock ensemble that will delight, entertain, enthrall, and convict through powerful, thought-provoking lyrics and imagery, and a strong, melody-driven force of pure Aussie rock. The sound is pop enough to tackle the charts and Video Hits, while being rock enough to remain non-conformist. They are an enticing mix of prettiness and grunge for the ears, and a must-see for performance value.
This is the boys debut album. It is a challenging, beautiful, pounding rollercoaster ride to listen to and the very album you’ve been looking forward to having on repeat in the car. With lyrics profound and melodies catchy enough to get stuck in your head for days on end, be warned that this is very contagious for a good old-fashioned sing-a-long. I can only imagine what kind of album could proceed this.
Chase the Setting Sun blasts off with first single, “My Generation” and keeps the rock pace going into Faith And Love before giving you a breather and soaring into the moving second single, “Somebody Will Miss You”.
Vocally, the lyrics are performed with a driving force of emotion and are highly-charged with strength, angst, and a rich use of building the song up to reach a solid crescendo.
Musically, the use of strings and piano on selected tracks intertwine seamlessly with the beautiful crafting of the rock guitars and solid beats.
This album will have you enchanted from start to “Gloria”-ous finish. The journey takes you through gruff rock, to soft ballads, to power anthems, and then through to one heck of an epic rock-ballad as the Chase for The Setting Sun draws this chapter to a close.
I highly recommend getting into Stone Parade if you haven’t already done so, pick up a copy of the album, learn the words and catch them live. These guys are a band to watch; trust me, you don’t want to get left behind.
