Nearly a month after its release, Kirk Ross found his way into rotation on my iTunes with his album, Break My Silence. So in some metaphorical way, I am breaking my silence and lending my thoughts to the public about a record that – emotionally – left me investing in Kleenex.
Break My Silence consists of 10 tracks that are consistently – not mellow, nor sympathetic – but not exactly upbeat, either. At best, I would describe the overall sound as: comprised of robust rock ballads with a melancholy undertone. Kirk Ross is undoubtedly Dredg and Nirvana’s love child.
The guitars in tracks, “Break My Silence” and “The Kindgom,” carry as soft grunge flair. The strings are not entirely abrasive as some chords found in Nirvana songs, but regardless, they carry a splash of that 90s era. The lyrics, however, are more Dredg-esque, touching on subjects of love and loss. “Blue Light” and “When the Wave Breaks,” are rich with words that are desperately hopeless, but nevertheless inviting.
Other tracks like, “The Bull and The Fish,” (which may or may not be alluding to astrological signs: Pieces and Taurus), are lyrically catchy. You might be considering how possible that is; in two listens a slow song doesn’t seem to produce enough energy to generate that kind of reaction. But by the third listen, I was harmonizing to the words, and began to latch attach myself to the song personally. This may or may not be due to the fact that a female voice accompanies Ross in a spine-chilling duet.
Break My Silence was released courtesy of Common Market Records on June 19th and is currently available for download on iTunes and Amazon.
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