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Orlando based rock band, FELICITY, have dropped their debut album Dear Universe yesterday and it's brilliant. It's honest, strong, and a sure hit if you like pop punk.
FELICITY are Andrew Rapier on guitar, Cory Nicholas also on guitar, Damien Fagiolino on vocals, Mike Alosa on bass, and Tyler Dennett on drums. They formed in 2013, and a few months after that the band was invited to perform in their hometown on Vans Warped Tour 2014, which happened to be their fourth show ever. Shortly afterwards, they booked a slot at The Big Orlando Festival alongside of Fall Out Boy and Weezer. FELICTIY's sound is unique - it's not wholly pop punk, but takes from metal as well, resulting in something powerful and loud. It's rock, to sum it up plainly.
On Dear Universe, FELICITY take their sound to the fullest and highest levels. Dear Universe was recorded over a month with producer Andrew Wade (A Day To Remember, Neck Deep, Wage War), and follows a trio of EPs starting in 2015 and ending in 2019.
About the record, FELICTIY shares "For our first ever full-length LP, we couldn’t be any more proud of ourselves both individually and as a band. We are beyond grateful to have the support of such an incredible team of true professionals around us to help give Dear Universe the life it deserves.” They continue: "We wrote Dear Universe from the hearts of the five of us with each song telling the story from some of the greatest moments of our lives to the most tragic of experiences we’ve ever faced. We allowed ourselves to become completely vulnerable by getting out of our comfort zone and writing songs that told the real story of who FELICITY is."
I really like this record. Dear Universe opens with an instrumental track, "Carpe Demin," one that sounds almost as if it could be the opening score for an action film. It immediately bleeds into "Ignite," which features Dan Marsala from Story of The Year. "Hit and Run" follows, the heaviest track on the record.
"Pendulum," is next, and I love it. It reminds me a little bit of Linkin Park. "Ghost Town" is the sixth track on the record, a catchy, head-banging tune. "You Got This," starts off a bit slow, and continues throughout the track making a chill, inspirational song. "The Weather," one of their previously released singles, follows and it's just so good - possibly my favorite off the entire record. "Wish You Weren't Here" is a bittersweet song, about wanting someone to leave because all they're doing is bringing them down.
Dear Universe ends with "Lonely Nights," "Highs N Lows," and "C'est La Vie." "Lonely Nights" is my favorite out of these three, I love it. "Highs & Lows" is about going through the bad times with a partner who is there with you no matter what. "C'est La Vie," one of the most emotional tracks off of Dear Universe to me, is about wanting to go back to childhood, of Star Wars and fruit roll ups, when everything was better and people hadn't left your life yet.
Overall, this record is fantastic. My top three tracks are "Ghost Town," "The Weather," and "Lonely Nights." I love Dear Universe because it's honest and full of passion, you can hear both in their music, it speaks to your heart clearly. I hope to see them live someday.
Felicity will be celebrating the release of Dear Universe with a special album release show on Friday, August 27th at The Abbey in Orlando. It's presented by Montgomery Drive with special guests Hungover, Outatime, Palm Tree Square, and Keep it a Secret. You can purchase tickets here.
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