Night Runner – Thunderbird (2017) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

‘Thunderbird’ is an excellent new direction for Night Runner. Most tracks follow the synthwave duo’s new theme of incorporating rock into their songs. The album still holds up despite a few misses here and there. While some tracks don’t feel like they belong, it’s clear that Night Runner put a lot of passion into ‘Thunderbird’. After all, they’re just two guys trying to make rad music. Recommended if you like: Dance with the Dead, Robert Parker and any 80’s style music.

Born from the minds of Alex Diosdado and Tabique Malévolo in 2014 with their debut album Starfighter, Night Runner’s only goal is to produce rad music. The duo is heavily influenced by ’80s style electronic beats, with their primary genre being synthwave. While their first album focused mainly on synths, Thunderbird takes that idea and builds upon their already established brilliance by trying out different things, like bringing an electric guitar into the mix. And while this newer take on their music is different, that does not mean it’s bad. If there’s one thing Thunderbird gets right, it’s diversity.

When Night Runner announced that they were making a new album, I was incredibly excited for it. Starfighter was amazing, and this new piece couldn’t get here soon enough. And then they released a teaser clip of most of the songs, and boy, it was different. The new rock portions (along with the vocals) immediately stood out, and it was disappointing that their synthwave sound was being drowned out by this new style. But these worries were largely gone when the full album dropped.

Tracklist:

01 – Pale Rider
02 – Red Dawn
03 – Desert Eagle
04 – Magnum Bullets (feat. Dan Avidan)
05 – City Lights
06 – Thunderbird
07 – Cold Waves
08 – Like a Father
09 – Contacto Mortal
10 – Rawhide
11 – Steel Raven
12 – Magnum Bullets (Instrumental)

Note: Track “4” presented in 16-bit/44kHz.

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