Crosses – Crosses

Releasedate: 11-02-2014; Label: Rude Records
By: Sabine van Gameren

Crosses (usually stylized as †††) is the musical side project of Deftones singer Chino Moreno, Far guitarist Shaun Lopez and Chuck Doom, based in Los Angeles, California and formed in 2011. So far the band has released two ep’s and comes this year with a full length album.

Full length is truly full length when it comes to this release. Fifteen tracks playing a total of almost an hour set you back with enough to enjoy. With the names mentioned you may get an idea of what to expect and it seems to come alive just like that. The songs carry great melodies that occupy you easily and simply each song on the album could be a single. Also, the songs have something familiar from different genres which makes that the music is alluring for fans of different genres. Alternative Rock fans would easily hit it up while for a pop listener it might be just as easy to take the ride.
Versatitaly meets constant quality, that is exactly the secret that is behind this release. Crosses have the whole package; the skills, the songwriting, the concept of their name and its stylized version of that in combination with the artwork create a whole scene around the band. Simply a brilliant product!

Line up:
Chuck Doom
Shaun Lopez
Chino Moreno

Tracklist: 01. This Is a Trick 02. Telepathy 03. Bitches Brew 04. Thholyghst 05. Trophy 06. The Epilogue 07. Bermuda Locket 08. Frontiers 09. Nineteen Ninety Four 10. Option 11. Nineteen Eighty Seven 12. Blk Stallion 13. Cross 14. Prurient 15. Death Bell

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