Nighttime In Kansas - Solstice

1. Talking Awaste

2. Solstice 1: Still Sun

3. Solstice 2: Reprise

4. Carry You On

5. New Wave

Nighttime In Kansas have released their debut album titled "Solstic." This album shows the new young band in quite the ambient indie style. These guys are definitely the type of music you can put on if you just want something chill, or nice soft background music. They have a similar sound to that of an Azure Ray or Message To Bears, so if you are into artists like that, you may really enjoy this album. When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album needs a little bit of work. At times the music overpowers the soft vocals, but also has moments where we wish the keyboards were more upfront in the mix. As this band ins quite a younger band, the instrumentation is quite generic and just showing that the band can play. Nothing fancy with these guys. Now onto the vocals and lyrics. the vocalist can certainly sing, but we would love to hear him louder so that we can really grasp the lyrics. This is one of the problems with such a soft soothing voice. With the lyrics, the band goes for songs about love, pain, relationships. These are the basis of the songs on the album. They are a little hard to figure out if the person in each song is trying to get away or have them come, but it makes you think on the lyrics. If you are looking for a single to this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and give it a listen to get the idea of the album. Nighttime In Kansas have released their debut album as one that doesn't hid anything or try to be anything it isn't. This is a very indie ambient album and you can tell this is the sound the band wants. We think these guys did a pretty good job for a debut and we can't wait to see what else they come up with. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Indie/Rock/Ambient

Release Date: November 18th, 2016
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Label: None