Journey to the Otherwise

Tracks: 1. Unstoppable (Bloody Cleats Mix) 2. Supernatural (Charmed Mix) 3. Muevete 4. Virus 5. Sunny Day 6. Color Of Desire 7. Indecision 8. Cuts Like A Knife 9. Lies (The Truth Mix)

The new album from US rocktronica project Ghost In The Machine is called Journey to the Otherwise and is familiar yet different, subtle yet strong and mysterious yet exoteric. It is an intense musical experience, defying categorization but captivating lyrically in a time where the world has seemingly flipped upside down with a pandemic and social and political insanity.

Featured songs eerily focus in on the emotional toll. Virus, an industrial metal onslaught not for the faint of heart, touches a nerve with anthropomorphic lyrics that give the Coronavirus a persona. Cuts like a Knife (dark and moody alternative, lyrically about depression, withdrawal and self-mutilation) leaves the listener feeling the weight of the pandemic. Not all is gloom nor doom however. Unstoppable (upbeat anthemic electronic rock) is lyrically about winning and coming back from loss. Supernatural (warm and tense yet smooth and seductive) is lifted with an RnB vibe by the guest vocals of Caela and is a bewitching tale of passion and love ending in a proposal.