Album Review: The Dualers brighten our days with “Voices from the Sun”
Photo courtesy of The Dualers / Sunbeat Records.
The Dualers’ new album “Voices from the Sun” is a brilliant piece of art. The band will brighten your days with this gem of a record blending reggae, ska and rock in such a cool way. The 14 track record brings nearly an hour of new music. The album has the old school reggae feel we love with thoughtful but simple lyrics, outstanding musicianship and an all around good time.
“Sunny Days” highlights the band’s amazing pace, singing, horns and guitar. The band has to jam this one at their shows and an acoustic version would be so cool to hear someday. It’s an impressive song and a great way to cool down the pace while setting the album’s tone.
The song “Got That Smile” is a classic reggae love song and once again mixes old school with a vibrant and fresh sound. The Dualers write music that you can feel and also relate to. This is one of our favorites on the album.
In reggae, the horn section and bass are crucial to setting the tone and groove and you totally feel those good vibes in “Mr Penniless”.
The band slows it down in “Special” another laid back reggae ska song that highlights The Dualers fantastic songwriting and Tyber Cranstoun’s amazing voice.
Throw on your dancing shoes and get the party started by swaying along to “Yippee I Ay”. The Dualers may be from South East London, but the island vibes are strong and their novel reggae and ska sound is some of the best I’ve ever heard.
As you get your day started, turn up “Wake Up with You” and sing along to the romantic song.
The harmonies and reggae melody are so irie in “My Girl”. The Dualers really brought the heat on this album and I am totally listening to this album on repeat this week!
By CB.
