Fearless in Love is the eighth studio album by Australian progressive metal band Voyager, released on 14 July 2023 through Season of Mist. It includes the singles "Promise", Australia's entry at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, as well as "Dreamer", which the band submitted for Australia's Eurovision song selection competition, Eurovision – Australia Decides 2022.[1]
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| Released | 14 July 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2022[1] | |||
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| Genre | Progressive metal[2] | |||
| Length | 44:25 | |||
| Label | Season of Mist | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Hysteria | 8/10[3] |
| The Music |   [4] |
| Prog |  [5] |
| Wall of Sound | 9/10[2] |
Rod Whitfield of The Music described the album as "eleven tracks and around 45 minutes of pure catharsis and exhilaration. It is a soaring statement of intent from a band on a mission and enjoying every single living second of it" and concluded that the album "should go down as an all-time Aussie classic".[4] Tiana Speter of Hysteria wrote that "while the candy-coated prog and flashy displays throughout the new album are undeniably suited for the extravagant trappings of Eurovision, there's a refreshing and irresistible progression on firm display", summarising that "Voyager have boldly tripped the light fantastic and emerged something that will appeal to lovers of prog, pop bangers and everything in between".[3] KJ Draven of Wall of Sound felt that Fearless in Love "isn't so much of a shift from their previous work, but a continued evolution from Colours in the Sun (2019)" and that it "has enough riffs, synths and hooks to catch the ear of anyone with a passing interest in 80s style rock and metal without ever sounding like a complete vintage act".[2]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Danny Estrin; all music is composed by Voyager (Alex Canion, Simone Dowe, Ashley Doodkorte, Danny Estrin, and Scott Kay)
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Best Intentions" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Prince of Fire" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Ultraviolet" (featuring Sean Harmanis) | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Dreamer" | 3:00 |
| 5. | "The Lamenting" | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Submarine" | 4:46 |
| 7. | "Promise" | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Twisted" | 3:54 |
| 9. | "Daydream" | 3:08 |
| 10. | "Listen" | 4:13 |
| 11. | "Gren (Fearless in Love)" | 5:23 |
| Total length: | 44:25 | |
Notes
- "Promise" does not feature on the first run of vinyl.
Personnel
editVoyager
- Danny Estrin – keys, vocals
- Simone Dow – guitar
- Scott Kay – guitar
- Alex Canion – bass guitar, vocals
- Ashley Doodkorte – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 35 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[7] | 21 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[8] | 29 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ewing, Jerry (4 May 2023). "Voyager announce new studio album Fearless in Love". Prog. Retrieved 13 July 2023 – via Louder Sound.
- ^ a b c Draven, KJ (5 July 2023). "Voyager – Fearless in Love (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b Speter, Tiana (11 July 2023). "Voyager // Fearless in Love". Hysteria Magazine. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b Whitfield, Rod (13 July 2023). "Album Review: Voyager – Fearless in Love". The Music. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ West, David (25 August 2023). ""Purists who hate anything invented after the Mellotron might not like it. But if prog is to have a future beyond legacy acts, it needs fresh ideas": Voyager's Fearless In Love is the most energised music of their career". Prog. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
- ^ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 July 2023.