Coming in from the pouring rain is
this brand new band: The LoveCrave from Italy is not just
another gothic rock band in the vein of Lacuna Coil, Evanescence or
HIM (with female vocals). No, their hybrid between gothic, wave,
metal and electro pop is well balanced and has more depth than meets
the eye.
The comparison to the first two
bands is off course due to the amazing vocals from lead vocalist
Francesca Chiara - not that far from a young Stevie Nicks, but
musical they do have a lot more in common with HIM. If you choose to
embark on a journey into the universe of Francesca and her
compatriots then you'll come across 9 very strong compositions from
the hands and minds of The LoveCrave along with a good
cover-version of Duran Duran's 'The Chauffeur', which they have
given a gentle injection of their own style.
Between the rainy parts - the intro
and outro - are an album filled with timeless gothic rock, telling
us the story about a vampire. The album is simply mesmerising with
songs based around a very strong melody, with memorable hook-lines
and awesome chorus'. I love all of the songs and sees this as a
complete concept with 10 parts, each one being just the right shape
for the complete puzzle.
The complete package includes a
3-panel digipack with a good manga inspired cover artwork, a 24
pages booklet with a short story by Francesca Chiara, encompassing
all 10 songs on the album. And with the right amount of luck and
hard work from the band, management and record company this album
possesses everything needed to one day to be considered a genre
highlight.
The LoveCrave has captured
me, and I can only recommend that you at least check this masterful
piece of gothic rock out...
Nice one!
