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[Review] Textures ‘Dualism’
Around since 2001, Textures are only recently getting the attention I believe they deserve. Maybe it’s the Internet and the vastly improved and creative ways in which people can spread the word. Or maybe people are realizing that they are just that good. In any case, it’s a welcome circumstance for a band that I feel deserves to be heard. Now, with the upcoming release of Dualism, their fourth studio album, this Dutch band is spreading further across the globe. But is it worth your effort to track them down?
The production of the album is very solid though there were a few times when so much was going on that I got a little confused trying to figure out what I was supposed to listen to. However, the tones and mix are generally very positive. Metal heads will really enjoy blasting this one while driving down the street (make sure to scare everyone in senior citizen homes and children’s nurseries for me, would ya?).
I found myself constantly returning to two tracks in particular: Reaching Home and Burning The Midnight Oil. The former is the current single, which the band filmed a video for. The latter is an instrumental that builds melody upon melody and really showcases the musical talent. Another track that was very interesting was Sanguine Draws The Oath, where singer Daniel gets to show off his Mike Patton influences. No joke, there were parts of that song that made me wonder if somehow some Mr. Bungle had been snuck onto the record.
As I said earlier in this review, I had to listen to this album a few times to fully appreciate Daniel’s vocal style. At the same time, without actually realizing it, I was allowing the full musical experience to grow on me as well. Whereas my first impression was slightly lukewarm, I am now a solid fan.
The Final Word: Dualism is an album that grows on me more and more with each listen. Though they’ve been around since 2001, if you haven’t been following Textures work, now would be a good time to start.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical officially kicked off on Broadway last month, and Deadline now reports that the show’s Broadway run has been extended into next year.
The show was originally set to run through November, but Deadline reports that The Lost Boys: A New Musical “has released a block of tickets through Sunday, March 7, 2027.”
The news comes in the wake of The Lost Boys: A New Musical becoming the most Tony-nominated musical of the season with twelve nominations including Best Musical.
Additionally, “The Lost Boys will launch a North American National Tour in Spring 2028, at Playhouse Square in Cleveland. Additional cities and tour dates will be announced later.”
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is of course an adaptation of the 1987 horror classic from director Joel Schumacher, with the cast including Ali Louis Bourzgui as lead vampire David (originally played by Kiefer Sutherland), Maria Wirries as Star (originally played by Jami Gertz), and LJ Benet as the soon-to-be-turned Michael (originally played by Jason Patric).
The horror musical’s cast also includes Shoshana Bean as Lucy Emerson, Benjamin Pajak as Sam Emerson, Paul Alexander Nolan as Max, Jennifer Duka as Alan Frog, Miguel Gil as Edgar Frog, Brian Flores as Marko, Sean Grandillo as Dwayne, and Dean Maupin as Paul.
The Lost Boys: A New Musical is Directed by Michael Arden, featuring Music and Lyrics by The Rescues, Book by David Hornsby & Chris Hoch, Story by James Jeremias & Janice Fischer, and Produced by James Carpinello, Marcus Chait & Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring) by special arrangement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures.
When a mother and her two teenage sons move to Santa Carla in desperate need of a fresh start, they soon uncover the darker side of this sunny coastal community. While Lucy tries to piece her family’s life back together, Michael keeps pulling away in search of belonging.
As he finds connection with a local rock band and its charismatic leader, his younger brother Sam comes face-to-face with a terrifying reality: When night falls, Michael’s new friends are even more dangerous than they first appeared.
Joel Schumacher directed the original The Lost Boys vampire movie in 1987, wherein two brothers move to a new town and discover that the area is a haven for vampires.
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