Night time Shift, the standout single from INTERCONTINEN7AL’s history-making EP World Over, isn’t simply an formidable cross-continental collaboration; it’s an emotive tour de drive, commanding you to succumb to the progressive rock sublimity.
The only opens with a cinematic neo-classical prelude, full with intricate finger-picked guitars and orchestral swells, setting a reflective and ornate tone. Because the monitor evolves, the temper shifts seamlessly into psych-pop territory, with Beatles-reminiscent guitar riffs that carry listeners deeper into its emotional core.
When the smooth melodic rock vocals enter, backed by soulfully ethereal harmonies, one other seamless metamorphosis is full, one which is able to enable followers of Chris Cornell and Eddie Vedder to recognise the heartstring-pulling resonance because it resounds over the essence of 70s people rock.
INTERCONTINEN7AL, primarily based in Fortress Rock, Colorado, emerged from the COVID-19 lockdowns, redefining world collaboration with their modern use of digital instruments like BandLab. World Over is their fourth album, showcasing an eclectic vary of types, from progressive rock to bossa nova. By recording instrumentation in locales as distant as Antarctica, they created a genre-spanning assortment that’s as inspiring as it’s groundbreaking.
With Night time Shift, the band transcends novelty and crafted a testomony to the universality of emotion, delivering a monitor that lifts listeners far above the confines of geography or style.
Stream the World Over EP on all main streaming platforms, together with SoundCloud.
Assessment by Amelia Vandergast
