Music Review // The Imaginaries "Fever"

With "Fever", The Imaginaries have created an album full of melodic rock with a little bit of something for everyone who enjoys music in a rock genre (or just with guitars in general).  The first two songs- "Fever" and "Wishing Well"- both have killer guitar solos, even though they are otherwise different in sound.  "Fever", as a titular track, has this feel like a 1980's/early 1990's rock anthem (think "Eye of the Tiger" but less cheesy).   "Wishing Well" has these starts and stops which makes me feel like we're into an epic blues journey.

As we go into the next songs there is a feeling of upbeat acoustics and Americana.  Maggie McClure takes over on lead vocals on the track "Constant", as thus far the songs have been a mix of both musicians taking turns or singing at the same time.   One of the little things about this album I enjoy is how "Constant" has those lead vocals by Maggie McClure, which can feel Cyndi Lauper-esque, and then they also start off the next song, "I Knew It Was You", which eventually flows into both vocals again.

"Buzzard's Roost" has a nice way in feeling almost like a story out of "Rango" as it has these trumpets like the Old West but just also is true storytelling.  The songs "Breaker" and "Riding That High" both have this melodic rock feeling which can feel pleasant but also moving at the same time.  The last two songs both have more of acoustic sing-along feeling to them, where you can almost feel like they're lullabies, which is a nice way to close out the album because it feels like it's putting the entire realm of the story to bed.

Between the way that The Imaginaries can go from sounds like rock to country, Americana, roots, blues and all things acoustics is just a lesson in how guitars can best be used with vocals.  Regardless of which type of sound that you favor which The Imaginaries may touch upon in one of their songs, the way that the sound comes together overall will have you hooked even if it might feel like it's out of your genre.