HALF PAST FOUR is a band from Ontario, Canada and they have released a high quality debut CD titled ‘Rabbit in the vestibule’. Musically quite experimental and combining Progressive Rock from the 1970s with early 1980s British Art/Gothic Rock, sorta mixing RUSH and SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES.
After listening to the CD a couple of times it becomes clear that this band is very original, really doing something completely new and at a very high level musically speaking. It is not an easy album to listen to, but on the other hand very interesting to replay a few times before it grabs you and I can inform you that after a while this band really is keeping you entertained. The band is blessed with a great female singer called KYREE VIBRANT, who looks and sounds like she has stepped out of an early 80s British New Wave/Art-rockband, while the guitarist (CONSTANTIN NECRASOV) has got all the typical moves and licks one usually hears in a Progressive Rockband. The rhythm and keyboard section add a clear varied music approach to all of this that does not only include Rockmusic, but also takes a bit of Jazz, Fusion and even some Latin grooves. Nevertheless, in the end Progrockfans might be the absolute winners to enjoy this release, as HALF PAST FOUR is all together a real proggy sounding band (which can best be heard during the fantastic “Biel”). A very nice surprise this HALF PAST FOUR, which you can check out at: www.halfpastfour.com