Vermillion Skye "Zebra Mentality"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Art Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 30, 2018
Tracklist: 
01. Zebra Mentality (4:51)
02. Aryanna (4:27)
03. This Digital Life (5:53)
04. Tottenham (7:57)
05. Ain't That Just Like a Girl (6:00)
06. The Pecking Order (5:18)
07. The 7/4 Blues (3:58)
08. The Thought of Losing You (4:52)
09. The Scheme of Things (5:15)
10. Under the Gun (4:27)
11. The Look on Her Face (5:35)
12. Ill Will (5:05)

Line-up: 
Jeff Johnston: lead vocals, keyboards
Pete Swann: guitars
Chris Robertson: bass
Steve Gerlewych: drums

Description/Reviews: 

The album's title track explores the herd mentality that humans exhibit day to day. When you try to be like everyone else, what is your real identity? The title track itself challenges the norm by being an African-rhythm tune written in 5/4. There's even a Blues tune written in 7/4 appropriately called "The 7/4 Blues" which surprisingly one could dance to. That said, there are progressive time signatures sprinkled throughout the album, but it all feels right to the listener. Other stand out tracks include "The Pecking Order", "Aryanna", and "Tottenham" (written about the 2011 race riot in London England). Hints of Styx, Saga, and Genesis, as always, make their appearance, but the sound is uniquely Vermillion Skye.

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Vermillion Skye "Security Theater"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Art Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 26, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Stone Cold Love - 4:04
2. Biding My Time - 4:05
3. Now and Again - 6:15
4. They Get to You - 4:30
5. Endless Dream - 4:00
6. Panic Attack - 3:28
7. The Silence - 4:47
8. You Can't Be Yourself - 4:36
9. Do What You Gotta Do - 4:36
10. Don't Wait Up - 3:51
11. Nobody's Home - 4:17
12. Security Theater - 5:17

Line-up: 
Jeff Johnston: lead vocals,piano & keyboards, backing vocals
Pete Swann: guitars, keyboards, backing vocals, drums (6), moog solo (12)
Chris Robertson: bass, backing vocals
Steve Gerlewych: drums
   With
Michael Thorne: drums and backing vocals (1), Ghangster voice (9)
Chelsea McBride: saxophone (4)
Danielle Bourjeaurd: voice of Security Theater announcer

Description/Reviews: 

Tracks on the album are loosely knitted around a theme of security and insecurity with the title track: Security Theater actually imagining a theater one can go to to feel safe.
Influences abound on this album, including the first track: Stone Cold Love which features Queen-like guitars and back-up vocals. The song: Biding My Time is very much influenced by Saga whereas the track: Now And Again features Yes-like backing harmonies. For those who love Classic/Art Rock, this release is both refreshingly new and yet familiar at the same time.

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