The Souls - The Grand Confession - [2010] - [Rock]

ARTIST: The Souls
TITLE: The Grand Confession
LABEL: Spinefarm Records
TYPE: Normal release
GENRE: Rock
SOURCE: CD
BITRATE: 196 kbps avg/44100 Hz
ENCODER: LAME
SIZE: 60.96 MB
PLAYTIME: 41:28
RELEASE DATE: 2009-00-00
RIP DATE: Now

Track List
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1. Wounded Souls 3:53
2. Good Intentions 3:34
3. We Shine On 3:17
4. You can Wait 2:28
5. Goodbye 5:07
6. Motherland 2:33
7. Harder when I Come Around 3:08
8. I Lose Myself 4:37
9. Grand Confusion 8:11
10. Everything will be Alright 4:40
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Total Playtime: 41:28

Release Notes:

The Souls is a bold name for any band. You have to be able to live up to it, you
have to back it up with your actions. Or else youТre nothing. These three young
men deserve to wear that title, because they really can walk the walk. The Souls
is fueled by classic stuff so many good bands have been running on since ages
ago: blood ties, small town boredom and burning passion to play music. And not
just to play like the average willing-to-risk-nothing dude does, but to play the
fuck out, to play like itТs the only thing that makes any sense in the world.
ThatТs how The Souls play and thatТs why theyТre worth our attention unlike 99%
of the garbage out there.

The official version of The Souls history states that this heaven-sent power
trio was formed in 2007, less than two years ago. Thats only true to a degree,
because the real story of the band goes way back further. The whole tale wraps
around two brothers Jani and Toni Orpana, born and bread in Kouvola, a somewhat
sinister and sleepy Finnish town famous for railroads and not much else. The
Orpana siblings have been living and breathing music since day one. First they
raid their dads extensive record collection and later .. to make noise with
whatever they could lay their hands on. The brothers take in heavy doses of all
the good shit at a very early age , which pays off as they begin to play real
instruments somewhere down the line. Janis weapon of choice is the guitar and
Toni finds his mission behind a big old Ludwig-kit. As the early days of endless
jams in a shared bedroom go by their playing gets more fierce and music begins
to take shape in their heads. The best thing about this brotherly rock n roll
mayhem is that it all sounds 100% natural. Jani and Toni dont have to study the
right style or approach, because its already in them, be it freaky psychedelic
blues, ear splitting proto-heavy grooves or drunken Stones-y riffs. What later
becomes The Souls style is present from the get-go. Its raw and raggedy ass in
the beginning, but its there. They are the right stuff.

After learning the ropes by playing around their hometown under the moniker
Sister Morphine, the pieces started to fall into place. The shit gets tighter
and Jani and Tonis boyhood dream starts to turn into serious, uncompromising
reality. The last missing ingredient steps in the picture as the multi-talented
Antti Takalo takes over the bass duties and brings in a whole new level of
musical wisdom and heavy grooves into the already boiling sonic mixture. And now
we have The Souls: three young guys with everything to prove, ready to rip it
up. This triple threat doesnТt come empty handed on the scene. The Souls is
armed with great songs, monstrous riffs and chops to play them right. Grand
Confusion is their opening statement and its a fearless one, because The Souls
clearly follow their own path. Is their music the right kind for this season,
you might ask? Is it fashionable? Is it easy enough on your ears? Who the fuck
cares. For once, throw away your ear plugs and crank this mother up. ItТs good
for your soul.