Wave - State Of Mind

1. State Of Mind

2. That's How It Feels

3. Moon Under Water

4. Don't Say Sarah

5. Save A Little Part

6. So High

7. Let It Ride

8. Morning Delight

9. Where Ever You Are

10. New Sensation

11. Midnight Driving

Wave have released their second album titled "State Of Mind" This album has a similar acoustic pop sound that their previous album had. These guys have a SoulDecision or BBMak sound, so if you like those groups, you could like this album. They have done an alright job here.

When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded very well. Someone spent a bunch of money on this album to make sure everything was nice and crisp here. This is probably the best part of the album since it is so produced. With the instrumentation here, it is very basic and poppy. They have pretty standard everything on the album, and nothing is going to get you to go, wow listen to that playing. It does its job and thats about it.

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are pretty good as well. These guys can certainly sing, but it's very industry singing. They have the American Idol style of singing where it's pretty structured. They can sing, and they have really nice clear voices, just nothing really unique here. With the lyrics, the band sings songs about relationships and girls mostly. When this album came out, these were the big topics and targets the teenage girl who mostly listened to this kind of pop.  It is pretty bland, but hits their target audience.

If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "That's How It Feels" your attention, as it is really the only good song on this album, and shows off the bands signature sound the best.

Wave have made their second album, and unfortunately it was a commercial flop. We can see why, as the songs mostly sound like fillers, hoping the hit single Thats How It Feels gets you to buy the album. We are not a big fan of this music or the album, and we don't feel like there is anything really different from their last album. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think of it. They have since called it quits. (R.I.P.)

Genre: Pop/Rock

Release Date: October 15th, 2002

Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Website: http://www.officialwave.com

Label: Warner Music Canada 

 

Wave - Nothing As It Seems

1. California

2. Daydream

3. Until The Record Breaks

4. Sleepless

5. Read My Mind

6. Think It Over

7. Don't Leave

8. It's A Drag

9. I'd Give Anything

10. Touch

11. With The Stars

12. Clever

Wave have released their debut album titled "Nothing As It Seems." This album shows the duo in a very pop rock feel. This band relies heavily on catchy keyboard riffs, acoustic guitar and that 1999 pop vocal. Theses guys have a similar sound to that of Soul Decision, BBMak, and even The Calling, so if you liked these bands, you could really like this album. They have done an okay job on this album.

When looking at the recording quality of this album, the album has been recorded quite well, and to a pretty professional standard. This helps make the album pretty listenable. The instrumentation here, is pretty basic. This duo has really just decided to go for very basic playing and overall sound. These guys aren't going to blow you away with anything instrumentally, but they can play, which is good enough for this music.

Now onto the vocals and lyrics, the vocals on this album are very good and polished. The vocals seem to be polished in that industry preferred way of sounding, and way people are taught if they take vocal lessons. This isn't bad at all, it's just very overdone, and shows how much the industry beats something till it's dead. These guys can certainly sing, and they do a great job though. They sound nice and clear as well, so you can hear just what they are singing about. With the lyrics, the band sings about things like road trips, relationships, girls, and more. This seems to be a common theme of artists in this genre and style of music. r target audience of young teenage girls were looking for songs with that theme in them, and they pretty much hit it right on. 

If you are looking for a single to this album, give the song "California". This is pretty much the biggest song the band wrote, and will show you the best of the album. 

Wave have made a debut album that shows off what the band is about and their style. This album is very similar throughout the whole thing, and feels like it only has one hit, with fillers through the rest. Hopefully we get to see more songs that just hit, and a little bit different things with the next one. California is a great song, and we hope they can bring us something at that level next time. All in all, average record. Listen to this album to decide for yourself what you think about it. They have since called it quits (R.I.P.)

Genre: Pop/Rock

Release Date: June 19th, 2001

Location: Niagara Falls, Ontario

Website: http://www.officialwave.com

Label: Warner Music Canada