Now available - Fire And Ice!

Our third record Fire And Ice is now available everywhere. Click an icon for direct links. Go to the sounds page for free previews.

First Fire And Ice reviews

"The sound of this band has evolved.....the songwriting is more refined and the instrumental work more meticulous...."Stand and Deliver" mixes psychedelic vocals and ringing guitar rhythms that reminds me a little of U2 mixed with The Happy Mondays....."Where is The Sun?" is a shimmering gem with a rich harmonic chorus...If you're a bit nostalgic for those 80's jangle hooks of  The Mighty Lemon Drops, The Cure and Psychedelic Furs you get a real gift with several tracks like the hook-filled "Fire and Ice", "Can You Feel?" and "I Wasn't Born Yesterday." Powerpopaholic

"While this Seattle’s band’s 2008 disc (“Sunny Days Ahead”) offered a straight-up garage rock meets classic power pop vibe, Fire & Ice is a much broader musical affair. Bolstered by big full-bodied production, and textured well-crafted instrumentation, Fire & Ice embraces everything from Britpop, to psychedelia, to the boisterous, driving 80s jangle of bands like the Hoodoo Gurus and Stone Roses. Main man James Hall’s attention to detail is evident on nearly all the album’s 10 tracks – the hooks are immediate and engaging and showcase Hall’s penchant for mining the best of the pop music spectrum and putting it all together for a stellar musical concoction. RIYL: Hoodoo Gurus, U2, Stone Roses, The Killers" Jeff Shelton, KSCU FM 

"...intensely infectious tracks like "Stand and Deliver", "Touch the Sky", and the title track. "Can You Feel?" is a beautiful mid-tempo number that is one of my favorites on the CD. After this comes the cooler part of "Fire and Ice", but things heat back up again at the close with great rockers like "Where Is The Sun?" and the harmonica-laced party closer, "You Can't Say No", which reminds me of The Soup Dragons....Vocalist and chief songwriter James Hall, which is a near dead ringer for Dave Faulkner of The Hoodoo Gurus, sounds better than ever...the first four songs on "Fire and Ice" constitute the brightest, most enjoyable 15 minute block the band has recorded to date." BMF

"While continuing to deliver their take on Brit-inspired pop, their latest sees the band evolving even further, becoming more sophisticated, more contemporary, putting a firmly licked stamp on their brand of pop! Their lyrics fed off the turbulent events of 2009 - economic crisis, climate change, hope, disillusion and protest. Righfully described by the band as having "a more sophisticated and modern sound with a nod to Madchester, 80's jangle pop and classic 60's songcraft", this is their great leap forward." Kool Kat Music

The making of Fire And Ice

Last year we decided to document the making of the album on our blog"The Making Of The Third Record". You can listen to and read about each song, from it's humble beginnings to finished master. There are upwards of 40 free MP3s covering all 12 songs recorded.

"a fascinating fly-on-the-wall look into the recording process. ." - Absolute Powerpop
"this is really cool out of the box thinking . . . . I love what I hear so far!" - Bill's Music Forum
"a facinating process behind the music" - Powerpopaholic