The Raspberry Heaven - When Everything Was Tropical/Halloween Like Wrinkled Magazines

1. When Everything Was Tropical

2. Halloween Like Wrinkled Magazines

The Raspberry Heaven have released a two song EP as their next effort of new music. This effort is very emo acoustic in it's sound. He is a solo artist so this is pretty minimalistic. The Raspberry Heaven has a similar sound to that of a Front Porch Step or a SayWeCanFly, so if you are into either of those artists, you could like these two songs. He has done an alright job here. When looking at the recording quality of the two songs, they sound really low and he seems far away from the mic when singing. If he could get louder and a little more polished, we feel it could help it out more. . With the instrumentation, Michael Handsford has made a pretty standard album. There isn't really anything here to make you take notice, but there is a base to start. He can play, but random drum tracks just didn't go at all with the emo flavor of his song. Now onto the vocals and lyrics. With the song everything was tropical, it has a bit of a weird lyrical content to it, but listening to it, you get the feel it's about someone breaking up with another. It feels like one is done with the other, and these are the words for them. On Halloween Like Wrinkled Magazines, it sounds like he is again singing about someone who once meant something to him, but now it's over. Unfortunately this song is too quiet to get the exact words from it. If you are looking for a single to this album, just listen to both songs, it's only two and they give you an idea of what this artist is about. The Raspberry Heaven have made two songs that just sound really emo and downers. This does give him a little more to go off of in live settings, which probably help the songs more. We aren't really sure what is new here or anything different Michael brings, but it's only the second release, and we are interested to see what this could evolve into. Listen to these two songs to decide for yourself what you think of them. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Acoustic/Rock/Punk

Release Date: June 13th, 2012

Location: London, Ontario

Label: None

The Raspberry Heaven - Loyola/The Everafter

1. There Is Hope In You Yet
2. With Heart, Skin And Bones
3. Come Winter
4. The Gauntlet Run
5. Anniversary

The Raspberry Heaven has released their debut album titled "Loyola/The Everafter" it is also known as Anniversary. This album has a very acoustic on this album and its something that really has a light and airy feel to it. We think this has a City & Colour and a SayWeCanFly sort of sound to it, so if you like these bands, then you could really like these guys. They have done a decent job on this album. When looking at the recording quality of the album, the album has been recorded alright. The instrumentation is pretty average here and the vocals seem like they are way too far away and don't hit you like they could. We do however like the overall sound of the vocalist, he can sing, as well as the lyrics sounding alright, but could use more meaning to them. If you are looking for a single for this album, there isn't one, so just pick a song and listen to it to get a feel of how it sounds. The Raspberry Heaven has done a good job on their debut album, which was sort of a welcome to the band and our hope is that the band keeps progressing while playing more shows. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it.

Genre: Acoustic/Rock/Punk

Release Date: March 10th, 2011

Location: London, Ontario

Label: None