UNION MAC – Lost In Attraction

UNION MAC - Lost In Attraction
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Label: Escape Music Ltd.
Release date: February 19, 2007

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Lost In Attraction is the first release from Union Mac. Union Mac consists of the two Swedes Kristoffer Lagerström (ex-Spin Gallery) and Mikael Klevengård. The musical style of the album is synth-oriented A.O.R. Though none of them play bass, they play the bass lines on the keyboards. The synth bass gives the album a very typical 80s imprint and a more majestic feel.

The starter, “Bring Me In,” is a classic A.O.R. song with a catchy guitar riff, backed by massive keyboards and melodious vocals. The chorus is catchy and you might suddenly find yourself humming along. The guitar solo isn’t bad either, but it kind of drowns in the mix, which is quite a shame.

“I Can’t Believe” starts with a lot of keyboards and a stumping guitar and builds up to some massive riffing by the guitars. The chorus is grandiose and very catchy. Also, in this song the guitar solo isn’t mixed right. It starts great, but when Klevengård plays those low notes, you’ll have trouble hearing what he’s playing.

“Fading” is a nice ballad. It starts with keyboard/piano and Lagerström’s beautiful vocals. He really sings this one with passion. When the rest of the band enters, Lagerström is accompanied by Klevengård’s guitar playing, which is kind of nice. The guitar solo starts with one guitar, but goes quickly over to dual. The sound on this track is better than the previous, maybe due to the fact that they put two guitars in it and wanted to focus on that aspect. Anyhow, the song is beautiful.

The songs are strong and melodic, yet too similar to each other. The vocals are nice and have the typical 80s style that you’ll find in bands like Whitesnake. The production isn’t the best on the market today. It seems they’ve put too much focus on the keyboards and vocals. The guitar solos that tend to be great at times, often drown in the mix and seem unclear. The drums, however, sound good. It sounds like they’ve put a lot of effort into this album, and you can clearly hear that on the record. You’ll find a lot of cool songs here, but the overall result is an album filled with songs that sound very much the same. Just hope they can put more variation into their next album.

Lineup

Kristoffer Lagerström – Lead and Backing Vocals, Keyboards
Mikael Klevengård – Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards
Imre Daue – Drums

Tracklist

  1. Bring Me In
  2. A Live
  3. Lost In Attraction
  4. I Am
  5. Fake
  6. Left To Need
  7. I Can’t Believe
  8. Marias Grace
  9. Fading
  10. Pain
  11. Make Pretend
  12. Outside
  13. The Wale

Author

  • Kristian Singh-Nergård

    Kristian is one of the partners at Metal Express Radio. He is Metal Express Radio's Marketing and Communications Manager, and on occasions also reviewer and photographer. Based out of Oslo, Norway, Kristian is a bass player and owner of the independent record label Pug-Nose Records. He has been a proud member of the Metal Express Radio crew since 2006.

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