Windsor Drive – Windsor Drive 2015

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[spoiler]Being signed by AOR Heaven you would expect, indeed, an AOR oriented product. And indeed Windsor Drive deliver delicious songs from the lighther spectre of the genre; light poppy AOR with lush melodies, elaborated vocal harmonies and a touch of WestCoast.
With many songs sounding like they should be on any '80s movie soundtrack or charting high if released 25 years ago, this album feels like fresh breeze on your face in a Californian beach.To back up their rock credentials some of the songs were produced by multi-platinum producer John Fields, others by Grammy award winner Stephen Short (Phil Collins) and the rest by power pop master Bleu. But on most the songs on "Windsor Drive" the key is the melody, no matter the background arrangements. There's soft numbers in the radio-friendly "Wide Eyed At Midnight", while the gentle poppy-guitar AOR refrain of "Wish Me Well" would be a shoe-in on Chris Antblad’s daytime playlist if given a chance. Windsor Drive have a good line in vocal harmonies as can be heard on "Bridges" and the blissful "Chasing Shores". I guess you could just about class this album as modern WestCoast AOR on songs like "Sleepwalking". "Skin to Skin" adds more guitars to the mix with nice synths behind, while the elegant "Fall" will pleast many with its increscendo midtempo melody."Windsor Drive" are perfect for those who enjoy mature light poppy AOR with a rock&pop sensibility.[/spoiler]