Everything Changes in the End is a long-awaited debut album from the Edinburgh indie trio, Vistas, with a plethora of singles under their belt beginning from 2016. Every track oozes with the very Vistas style of upbeat indie happiness, perfect for the summertime if we were all outside and at festivals…
Prentice Robertson, Dylan Rush and Jamie Law launched their album on the 29th of March with, what everyone is doing in lockdown, a Zoom call. Over 200 fans joined the call for a pre-recorded acoustic session, Q&A, and a listening party.
Now, onto the album. Majority of the tracks are made up of released singles from 2019 and 2020 which is surprising as only 6 out the 13 tracks were completely new. Nevertheless, the new tracks do differ slightly in tone from the previous, saving the best tracks for the album release.
Boldly, Vistas decided to start the album with a slow but momentous build-up from the Intro. This then crashes into the title track Everything Changes in the End. An upbeat verse to start which changes melody in the pre-chorus before uplifting us with that fun catchy chorus they deliver so well every time. This track reminds me of their first release Sign Language with the way the melody progresses.
Throughout the first half of the album, this vibe is consistent until we hit Sucker which is a contrast. A slower pace, with the beautiful tone from Prentices vocals throughout, and even an ace guitar solo in the middle eight. A definite stand out track on the album.
Another stand out track to grace our ears is You and Me. Its punchy rhythm is perfect in the verses and the pre-chorus has a melody so different from what Vistas usually produce. This is the track to add to your playlist for sure.
Almost all of the tracks on the album have high energy and seem to follow a pattern in terms of melody and instrumentation. Sadly, this makes each track on the album not stand out from each other, creating something not so memorable.
But the end track, November, is a marathon of 5 minutes 47 seconds. Starting with just the vocals from Prentice and quiet dynamics from the drums and bass, it brings a more solemn tone to the track which resonates with the lyrical meaning. The first chorus arrives with more optimism within lyrism and reflects in instrumentation. November just builds and builds and then climaxes with a guitar solo halfway through. The home stretch of this track is so textured and just fab! It’s a great way to end the album and hopefully where we see album two going.
Overall, if you want some upbeat Indie bangers to get yourself through the rest of lockdown, you might find that in the debut album from Vistas.
Everything Changes in the End is available to listen on all streaming services now.
Rating 6.5/10
By Meg Atkinson
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