THE DAWN AFTER THE STORM

I was extremely impressed by Tempus Fugit's debut album, Tales From a Forgotten World, but I found The Dawn After the Storm to be something of a disappointment. To my ears, the production sounds a little thin at points, and the songwriting seems to have suffered a little too. The band still do a decent job of applying a uniquely Brazilian approach to neo-prog and melodic rock, but the instrumental passages this time do not enchant me the way the extended workouts on the debut did, and the vocal performances seem to have lost something too. Worth a listen if you like the idea of combining traditional Brazilian music with neo-prog, but I'd say the debut is a much better place to start.