Hanging on the edge of tomorrow
I have always held Lifehouse's No Name Face close to my heart. That album is the reason I first began to love Lifehouse. So it has never really surprised me that their subsequent albums have never really stood up to No Name Face for me. Stanley Climbfall was enjoyable, their title album was alright but ultimately forgettable, and I frankly did not like Who We Are much at all.
Which is why, when I found out that Lifehouse had a new album out, I was tentatively excited at the news. But I was careful to not get my hopes up. I'd gotten my hands on one song from the album, From Where You Are, as a single, and it was lovely, but that did not mean that the whole album would be equally wonderful.
But... wow. Smoke & Mirrors. I'm completely blown away. This is not at all what I was expecting, but it is thoroughly fantastic. This is not the same sound of the Lifehouse I had originally come to love, but that's actually okay. Change is a part of life, a part of finding a better sense of yourself, and Lifehouse definitely has found a new sense of vitality. It's... amazing, and beautiful, and truly exciting.
I seriously have not been so completely in love with an album since being introduced to Darren Hayes' The Tension And The Spark, and that is saying a lot.
Which is why, when I found out that Lifehouse had a new album out, I was tentatively excited at the news. But I was careful to not get my hopes up. I'd gotten my hands on one song from the album, From Where You Are, as a single, and it was lovely, but that did not mean that the whole album would be equally wonderful.
But... wow. Smoke & Mirrors. I'm completely blown away. This is not at all what I was expecting, but it is thoroughly fantastic. This is not the same sound of the Lifehouse I had originally come to love, but that's actually okay. Change is a part of life, a part of finding a better sense of yourself, and Lifehouse definitely has found a new sense of vitality. It's... amazing, and beautiful, and truly exciting.
I seriously have not been so completely in love with an album since being introduced to Darren Hayes' The Tension And The Spark, and that is saying a lot.