Foxy Shazam – “Foxy Shazam” Review

Every so often, an album comes along that changes your perception on music as a whole.  Something that comes along when things are looking bleak; lifting you up and giving you hope for a bright, musical future ahead.  This is that album.  And it needs to be in your hands.

Foxy Shazam is a band I have mentioned previously on this website, as I gave their last album a full 5 star review.  This album is bigger and better than the previous by miles.  It opens with harmonizing canines and ends with what sounds like an entire orchestra of horns, guitars, and vocal explosions.  What is truly unfortunate about this album is that it more than likely won’t get accepted by the American audience, merely because they won’t “get it.”  This band is likely to follow the suit of Muse.  I imagine them being gigantic in Europe and the UK, only later to become the largest band in the United States.  It would truly be a shame and a horribly accurate stereotype of the American entertainment-industry bubble if this were to happen.

Foxy Shazam, right now, is possibly the greatest band on the face of the earth, and this album is the exact proof of it.  Each song has stadium-anthem appeal, as Eric Nally’s enormous voice belts through brilliant waves of piano and guitar, with perfected percussion in full support.  When I say perfected, I mean just that.  Not only does this album contain some of the best song writing I’ve ever heard in years, but it also sounds phenomenal.  Production-wise, this is what makes college kids fight over studio internships.  This is what builds their desire to become studio gurus.  With songs like “Oh Lord,” “Unstoppable,” and “The Only Way To My Heart,” this album is never going to leave your head, let alone your cd player or iPod.  And if you get the chance to see this band live, you’ll be doing yourself a favor.  They also put on a live performance that would make Queen jealous.

This album goes beyond a five star rating.  It hasn’t been out a month, and each track on the album is already on my iTunes Top 25 Most Played playlist, with each song clocking in over 50 plays.  It’s that good.