Gratitude - Album Review

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Gratitude - Album Review

Gratitude This San - Francisco based band release their debut self-titled album on 20 th June on Atlantic Records.

The album is full of timeless rock songs and has amazing guitar hooks with fantastic vocals from Jonah Matranga. His voice is so sweet and can adapt to any diverse song on the album. My favourite song is “The greatest wonder” – this song just shows that all these bad boy musicians really do have their soft and feminine side when it comes to writing. This song reminds me of U2.

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Like it or not, this band are going to be around for a long time. This album is definitely big, rock music!

“If ever” is the big ballad of the album, it has powerful vocals and touching lyrics with the big band making the song what it is!! Because of this song, I think they are a band for everyone. They prove with their songs what they can do so it’s only a matter of time when people listen to their music and appreciate it!!!

Gratitude is about to embark on a massive UK tour, if you want to check out any of the venues, visit the website at: www.gratitudemusic.com

Candice Finney