Unruly Child's Big Blue World Is A Reminder That New Catchy Note Progressions Are Possible

In recent years the lament has been, "rock is dead". What's been dead since about 1991 is decent melodic rock being played on American radio stations. Grunge and post grunge changed the whole trajectory of the music business. 1991 was the year Unruly Child was founded. A year later they released a solid effort which was met with indifference by an audience that was lapping up Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Subsequently, the band broke up and then reformed again in 2010. And thanks to the efforts of Frontiers Records, they are back in the spotlight, creating original melodic hooks like few bands today can. Their latest effort, Big Blue World will drop on August 9th. And there is plenty of buzz around this album thanks to the unabashedly 80's pop rocker called "Living In Someone Else's Dream". The hook is big, the chorus is memorable and those guitar parts are auditory bliss. The album contains 10 very strong tracks that will renew your faith in the idea that new music can be easy on your ears. Other highlights on this album include the airy "Breaking The Chains", the mid-tempo rocker "All Over The World" and the pop oriented "Will We Give Up Today". Melody, harmony and the spirit of days gone by, that's what this music is about. Maybe if enough people hear this record it can help start a melodic rock revival. We can only hope. One of the best melodic rock albums of 2019 thus far.