Sunday, June 12, 2011

Group Therapy



After much anticipation, Above & Beyond's newest album, "Group Therapy" was released on June 6.
Being an Anjunabeats/Trance head, I wanted to purchase the pre-sale album on i-Tunes much earlier, but due to inconsistent internet, I sadly could not. This album however, was definitely worth the wait.

Track listing:
Filmic
Alchemy
Sun & Moon
You Got To Go
Black Room Boy
Giving It Out
On My Way to Heaven
Prelude
Sun In Your Eyes
Love Is Not Enough
Every Little Beat
Sweetest Heart
Thing Called Love
Only a Few Things
Eternal

Overall, the album was consistent with the group's impressive production standards. In keeping up with the trends however, the new tracks are much more progressive and more club-mixed than old school Above & Beyond. Nevertheless, still gold. The album had more variety in vocal selection, introducing more songs featuring Zoe Johnston and Tony McGuinness. There was also good variation between more trance like songs as well as dance music. Although I must admit that I was not in love with every single song, Above & Beyond definitely created some soon-to-be classics on this album.