Album Review: XOAN - Greenhorn (2020)
Photo Credit: Antonakis Christodoulou / XOAN XOAN - Greenhorn Release: May 29, 2020 Label: selfrelease / Cassette via Bitter Tea Records Format: Cassette/Digital Length: 32:50 Genre: Alternative Rock Origin: Athens , Greece In 2017 Giannis , Phillip , Yiannis and Antonis from Athens started playing warm and comfortable Alternative Rock in the style of the era around the millenium together. Hence, XOAN were born. The quartet played numerous concerts in and around the Greek capital and started recording their first album in 2018. "Greenhorn" has recently been released and features eight tracks of vibrant, melodic sounds with honest, serious and yet cynical content. The sound on "Greenhorn" is defined by heavy Rock riffs, polyphone warm harmonies and driving rhythms. The beauty of the album is created by the magnitude of musical layers. Bass, guitars and keyboards dance with each other in graceful pirouettes while the drums steadily push forward with chequered beat...