Band : Waiting For Sunset
Album title : A Reason To Be Found
Label : Noisehead Records
Distributor : Twilight-Vertrieb (US= Relapse)
Release date : 04/03/2011
Release : CD

This Post-Hardcore outfit was originally founded in Almeria (Spain) by lead singer Juan Maria “Gotche” Crespo and guitarist Ignacio Miguel “Nacho” Muñez Escanella in 2007. After a first year's composing and doin' the occasional gig, the original band records the songs “In My Head” and “My Time” in a small studio...and subsequently relocates to Granada, where Gotche and Nacho recruit guitarist/ backing singer Jesús Marti, bassist Alfonso Vicente, and drummer Jorge Rodríguez to re-complete their line-up.

With the new line-up the guys record “Part Of This”, at the same time also making a video clip to accompany the song...which would eventually bring the band under attention of Noisehead Records in Europe (Austria to be exact) and Relapse in the USA. So, after a great tour in Spain, the guys were readying themselves to hit the Wien based Austrian Noisehead Studios in September 2010, when the bassist decided to quit for personal reasons. Luckily for them, their friend Jorge Muñoz was quite up-to-date on what the band needed as a bassist, and so he was not only able to pluck the bass at the band's upcoming live appearances, but also fill in for the studio recordings, which were moved to late October.

The end result is now here (well, it's been around since March really, but we only recently got onto that) an shows a band letting influences from Metal, Hardcore, Rock, and even PopPunk seep into their varied songs. Solid songwriting which takes care of maintaining catchy riffs and melodies also shows a rather mature way of approaching music, which is backed up by powerful clean lead singing and screamed backing vocals (none of which showing the usual Mediterranean accent, by the way). For soo passme listening pleasure, check the 4 songs (and video) posted at (www.) myspace.com/waitingforsunsetmusic. Enjoy, or not, depending upon your personal preferences. Personally, I found this to be a pleasant album to pass away the time with...pity I have so little (time, that is) to waste!

89/100

Tony.