Falling Up Album: “Dawn Escapes”

Falling Up shows that they continue to grow musically and lyrically. The music absolutely rocks and the melodies and harmonies mixed in make this one of the best hard modern rock albums I have heard. The mixture of instruments is worth a listen.

The lyrics also seem to move on the theme of lights and moving on the sea. Sort of a themed album. Very symbolic and also enlightening. Pick it up today and enjoy some great new music!

Once again Falling Up comes up with sensational music that blesses the ears. This music is so much more talented than before and the vocals and lyrics just touched me.

Musically

Words can't describe. I was expecting the original Emo/Indie sound, but was I wrong. What I heard was a mix of hard rock and beautifulness. I knew there were pianos in the original but they weren't heard much. On this album however, piano is one of the key instruments in their music. Not so much scratching this time, but they really don't need it this a time around. The guitars have really matured this time too. There are a lot of sweet licks in Dawn Escapes. I also should add that there are quite a few synths also. I'm not too fond of synths, but, they add a nice touch to the overall sound of the cd. The first album featured bland guitars, your normal drop D tuning power chords. But, on this album I actually had to spend some time trying to figure out where and what in the world they were playing. The guitars and piano blend so perfectly, you wouldn't think that rock stars were playing them. All around, the music on this album will blow your socks off. Musically, I'll give this album a 4 out of 5 for music. There is one song that I just truly don't care for at all, but other than that I really like it.

Vocally/Lyrically

Once again, I was truly amazed by these guys. Jessy really put his heart into these lyrics. He used every ounce of himself and to write some awesome and really touching lyrics. Jessy has one of those voices that is just really soothing. It's not a raw, grunge, scream sound, but a smooth kind of essence sound. His voice contributes a lot to the album. Back again to lyrics though. The words are so uplifting. I mean, some songs are more uplifting than rock songs I've heard. I listened to them the first day and thought they were really good, until I listened to them on day 2 and so on. I really noticed the lyrical value of this album. If you need some word just to help you through a problem or to just make it through the day, these guys surely will help. I really enjoy how there lyrics really talk about overcoming everything in their way and just saying, " God, You're mine and You will take care of me." Lyrically I and vocally I give these guys a 5 out of 5.

Flights

They search, they light

This place a face of the fearless

To wait the night

It's calm but your starting to hear this

It moves so fast, stops hearts but holding on faster

Come back, like that, and you know that

You will find

That I'm everywhere you go

And I'm all the places you will not be

You will find

That I'm everywhere you go

And I'm all the things you want to be

Overall, this album is a must have for past fans and new fans. I give it a 5 out of 5, because all the songs were great. WARNING!!!! This music will touch you. BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Piano melodies interwoven in dark guitar riffs have always been Falling Up's signature, and Dawn Escapes gives more of what their fans adore. Hats off to the boys for having one of the coolest album covers of the year. However, this album's main downfall is the lack of standout hits like last year's "Bittersweet." Every song bleeds into the next without a clear, strong winner. Hardcore Falling Up followers should dig it but newbies should buy their first album, Crashing, for a proper introduction. Album Highlights: "Into the Gravity," "Moonlight" and "Contact"

I just bought this CD about 2 weeks ago at a Falling Up concert in my small county!! They were great in concert!! I give them 5 stars for their concert performance and 4 stars for this CD. The best songs on this CD(in my opinion) are Moonlit and Contact. Contact is the best song because it starts out softer,but does not get super rock-ish like all the other songs on this album. It stays at pretty much the same pace through out the whole song!! And Moonlit is just a catchy tune!! All the other songs on this album are fantastic too!! I do not think this would be a waiste of your mula.

Sounds like ... multi-faceted rock with the pop sensibilities of Simple Plan, the electronic touches of Linkin Park and the guitar muscle of P.O.D. all rolled into one.

At a glance ... this well-produced sophomore album sticks to a modern rock formula that works well, but a few more risks would've made it great.

Track Listing

1. Searchlights

2. Exhibition

3. Flights

4. Exit Calypsan

5. Contact

6. Moonlite

7. Cascades

8. Meridians

9. Lights of Reedsport

10. Marathons

11. Fearless

12. Intro the Gravity

Proving to be one of rock's most promising new acts on the BEC roster, Falling Up scored three No. 1 singles off its 2004 debut, Crashings, toured relentlessly and posted sales of more than 100,000 units in the process. Not too shabby of a start.

With Dawn Escapes, Falling Up aspires for more than flash-in-the-pan status. The album stretches far beyond the grace-themed focus of Crashings to address more meaty matters. This isn't the stuff you'll hear on the new Simple Plan album, that's for sure, and the depth on songs like "Flights" and "Meridians" make the band a cut above the rest, lyrically speaking. It's too bad that lyrical maturity didn't extend to the musical side of things, however.

While everything's louder and more pristinely produced than its predecessor, there's little that distinguishes one song from the rest, save for the occasional pretty piano intro here and there. On first listen, you hear the band liberally borrow from Linkin Park. Later on, it's a smattering of P.O.D., a dose of Thousand Foot Krutch and other bands of the nü-metal persuasion, something that feels a little dated given the climate of modern rock toward bands like The Bravery and The Killers these days. When it's all said and done, there's nothing really new that would serve as Falling Up's own calling card-and that's too bad, considering that the band really seems to have something to say.

But there are rewards found on Dawn Escapes. "Moonlite" is the kind of catchy track tailor-made for mainstream modern rock radio, while "Lights of Reedsport" explores some interesting sonic territory. If there were only a few more moments like these, we'd have something truly great instead of merely passing muster.