Last Autumn's Dream

Last Autumn's Dream is a vivid debut on which Last Autumn's Dream, layering smooth, sweet vocals, restrained beautiful guitar and sparkling keyboards, builds a calm yet powerful Nordic melodic rock. Made with the ex-Fair Warning Andy Malecek and the soaring-voiced Mikael Erlandsson at the center, it gained high support from AOR fans with its sweet, lyrical melody. The songs, rather than attacking flashily, carefully build up the vocal melody and the sure comfort of the ensemble. From the powerful drive of the refreshing opener “Rise An’ Shine” and the drama of “Go!” to a cut like “Siren,” every song is engaging, while cuts like “Turn It Up” and “Shadows of the Night” convey the work’s fullness. Mikael Erlandsson’s warm, soaring voice is powerfully in sharp form throughout. A record on which the openness particular to Nordic hard rock and the delicate, beautiful lyricism of AOR melt extremely naturally, and a mature, sure warmth hangs over the whole work. After this, the band would release many high-quality works at an astonishing pace. A refined, powerful starting point with sure merits that can be listened to for a long time — the band’s origin here.