So, this is a new band for me and I happened to come across them as I was browsing through the Hopeless Records website on a check for some new sounds.  As a side note, Hopeless has a great collection of artists with some killer music – to name just a few; All Time Low, Tigers Jaw, Sincere Engineer and the Used.  Direct link here and they have it set up so it is pretty easy to do a quick listen if a band catches your fancy: 

https://www.hopelessrecords.com/artists

After I did a first listen through to this song I was initially intrigued by the vocals.  I have a conflicted relationship with some of the stylistic elements of vocals that edge over into primal screams and guttural exclamations.  Sometimes I really like it, sometimes not really – I think it has a lot to do with the quality of the singer and the way those harder vocal elements are woven into the song.   Stray View have a great singer in Dave Escamilla and the mix here is a good one from my point of view.   

This track starts on a soft, quiet note and then builds slowly to a full power feast of steady, loud drums, soaring guitars, and an ominous bass.  The bridge (opened up by a unique drum solo) is quite the volume experience with some hard but tightly controlled energy delivering a nice punch.  

You can check out more of the music and information on the Bandcamp page https://hopelessrecords.bandcamp.com/track/vivid-1

If you get time, take a little walk around and meet your local businesses – community is powerful! 

And please think about purchasing this song after you listen – streaming music does not pay much even times a thousand…