One of the latest CD to hit our mailbox is the third full-length by Pori-based quintet Lowlife Rock’n'Roll Philosophers. Yes, the intriguing band name suggests some esoteric adventures of the cyberpunk era or as the album title says “Welcome to the Dawn of a New Time”. Songs such as Comrade Stalin, Cul-de-Sac and Jewel Elephant anticipate some twisted stories. The songs have a piano-driven cinematic narrative with some prog-rock arrangements with occasional strings and violins. The vocal work by Noora Tommila is in line of other piano-girls like Tori Amos, Astrid Swan or Dresden Dolls’ Amanda Palmer as the vocals and the keyboards work really well together, but surprisingly in this bunch of low lifers Noora plays guitar and not the keyboards.

Next we have the track Psychosis, which builds up to a very… well, psychotic, ending.

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