Greetings dearest gentle readers and music lovers, let’s give a warm welcome to the US-based band Outside Pedestrian. Compared to their other albums, Outside Pedestrian’s fourth album “Time Zones” is unique. This nine-song album, released on 1st November, features Bassist David Lockeretz and guitarist Dr. Anthony Fesmire, who had previously only co-written one song together and collaborated on eight of the songs. The new record was written and recorded entirely remotely, whereas the previous three were recorded in person. Two drummers, David Oromaner and Steve Tashjian, are featured on the record and Both had previously collaborated with Outside Pedestrian on albums like “Reclaimed,” but their distinct styles and methods are well-suited for this most recent release. The two drummers trade solos and groove together on the original arrangement of “Walk, Don’t Run,” the first cover song to be featured on an Outside Pedestrian album. Let’s get into the details of the album

The opening track of the album is called “Seven of Four”. The song opens with very smooth drums and electric guitar strums. The are more drum sounds but this time it has bass guitar sounds before it goes back to the electric guitar sounds. The electric guitar and the drumming are the forefront instruments and both shine extremely bright. There is an electric guitar that is jaw dropping!!! This song paved the way for the rest of the songs

“Two Point Conversation” is the next song. The song opens with a slow electric guitar sound before a drum beat is added to it. The electric guitar continues to astound listeners because of the very cool jazz vibes it gives off. These types of melodies are used in upbeat songs but in this sound, it is so cool and relaxing. This song is what you need when you are doing skincare preferably with clay masks and cucumbers on your eyes. It treads Rock a little toward the end but that dip in tempo was so perfect

Next up is “Wicked Chester”. The intro of this song is a really nice bass guitar melody, a very nice layer that the drum beat lays on top of. The bass guitar gives the song a jazz field but before you know it an electric guitar is added giving the song a rock vibe. This song has various layers to it and the mystery created by the instrumentation will keep listeners engaged

“Messenger” is the next song. The song has an upbeat intro with a mix of electric guitar and drum beats. The song also has this smooth melody that feels and sounds so relaxing. The song makes you want to be relaxing space and you can given the era we are in, no matter where you are you can pop your headphones in and just listen on repeat

“Rouges Gallery” is the next song. The song has a burst of energy from the start, then suddenly the bass and electric guitar solo moves in and out, inculcating drums into it. The beauty of this song is that it is not boring, because every note is well thought out, with listeners in mind

Next up is the song “Slowly Falling”. The song opens with a very dreamy melody. Its structure is such that you can hear every single note and drink it in before another note is even played. The sound is flawless and the instrumentation is absolutely breathtaking

“Walk don’t run” is the title of the next song. The drum beat in the beginning is oh so very captivating and exciting. The song makes it so that no instrument overtakes each other. The drum beat in this song makes it very foot-tapping because it is remarkably impressive!

Up next is the song “Envoy”. The intro is a very emotive electric guitar melody. There’s something about the sound which still sounds sad and lonely even when a beat is added to it. There is a bass guitar kind filtering in and out of the song. This song is so amazing especially because of the guitar work on it. Every instrument worked double time to impress listeners and it achieved this perfectly

The last song on the album is called “Tricky LP”. The intro is a unique blend of instrumentation that will captivate you immensely. The notes that are played on the electric guitar are an avant-garde level of instrumentation, the fusion of the bass and electric guitar with the drumming is so intricate and so beautiful. This powerhouse of a song ends the album

Never in my years of curating music have I seen a blend of instrumentation done so skillfully and so beautifully. Guitar sounds tend to be more pronounced even with a heavy drum beat but I could tell which one was which and the drumming was next level. You can feel the passion and dedication that the band had whilst making the song and we thank them for their dedication. This band is very talented, witness their rise to the top!

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