The Utrecht trio Birth Of Joy is a real live band. And they show that on the energetic and unadorned Get Well. They found each other at the Utrecht rock academy and built a career from there, slowly but steadily. This gained momentum with the album Prisoner (2014) and impressive performances at the Zwarte Cross and Pinkpop festivals. Successor Get Well offers classic rock with influences from
… psychedelia and prog. This power trio can sound drawn-out, like in the title track, but also switch to a portion of feel-good rock, like in the obligatory rock clichés Midnight Cruise: 'Oh baby. Can't get enough. ' Three young musicians who especially can't get enough of the 60s and 70s, but who put it down with verve on this fourth album. (MR)more
