Today,
I became the fourth official follower of The Tower of Light on Spotify. Whenever I see a band with this few
followers it always makes me nervous, like maybe they’re not good or
something. But then I also think maybe
people just haven’t heard of them yet or maybe they’re new to Spotify since
they only have this one album up and it’s the one they just released.
All
too often I end up writing about bands with few followers, then they end up
growing seemingly by the hundreds and then into thousands and, well, Spotify
isn’t really a good judge of popularity contest anyway. I mean, it’s not like we’re talking about
Facebook likes here.
What
I like about The Tower of Light is that they have a way of combining somewhat
modern bands (even modern bands that I don’t necessarily like) with the sounds
of older bands that came right around the time grunge was on its down peak.
With
hints of Depeche Mode, Pink Floyd influenced Limp Bizkit and even Coldplay
and/or Muse, The Tower of Light reminds me of a band that could be on the
soundtrack to The Crow or even more likely The Crow 2: City of Angels. Traces
of Nirvana come out in a song like “Lightnet”, which beckons Silverchair, while
a song like “Wish” employs later Filter.
Whether
or not the style is particularly influenced by a band that I like (or even an
entire genre) seems irrelevant, as The Tower of Light creates an overall sound
that I just enjoy for both nostalgia and futuristic type reasons.
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