Lotus Crush - "Half Light Morning" Review - ROCKSPOSURE.....Be Heard

“Half Light Morning” has a good mix of slower jams to go along with some of the edgier tunes on the record.  The lyrical relationship struggles of “Back to You”, “Let Me Go” and “Modern Man” are truly relatable experiences.  It’s easy to settle right into the message as Lotus Crush hits their stride musically.  Equally sound are the ballads “Sparkling Braces” and “The Last Night,” the latter of which acoustically tells of a soldier’s circle of life.  It’s raw, relevant, and as real lyrically as you can get.

With the band members’ origins ranging from Seattle to Scotland, the musical influences of Lotus Crush are vast.  But regardless of where they got their start, there is no doubt that they all know how to crank up the tempo and rock.  “Gunnin Hunny” features some aggressive guitar work by Klett and Luzzi  with some powerful vocals from McDermott.  Mercado’s building drums behind Bacolas’ swanky bass line do an excellent job conveying the tension as McDermott screams “I’m gunnin’ for you honey cause I gotta make a change, before it’s too late.”  While only a few songs on the album are at this pace, they transition right in with the others as “Half Light Morning” is a very well laid out disc.

Of all the songs on “Half Light Morning” nothing sums up their dedication to the band better than “In My Veins,” a gritty rock song proclaiming that the music is all they need to keep going. “Give me the music that runs through my veins, don’t let me lose it it won’t be the same.” cries McDermott as he declares the most important premise of all: Without the music, why bother?  

And with those words you know exactly why Lotus Crush was born.