Captivate 2022

Where EPs ‘dawn’ and ‘dusk’ showcased an artist that embraces distinct parallels, ‘rising’ maximises mxmtoon’s sharp pop acumen, now leaning into a complete, rounded personality in the form of disco-tinged verdant self-love anthems…

Back in the Game has had to wait two years, for the worst of the pandemic to pass, to be born, and to be presented. Maybe that’s why it has grown and was polished as is made up of fourteen songs of enormous quality. The Spaniards from the city of Murcia on the South East coast manage to deliver a very highly rated product in the AOR landscape. They don’t sound like amateurs and have a keen chemistry that makes their music very fluid and gel smoothly, featuring all your trademarks of a seasonsed AOR/Melodic rock outfit. Starting All Over, first birthed as an EP in 2019 kicks things off and the guitars, excellently wrapped by the rhythmic base and the keyboards, captivate us. Another standout tune comes via “Nothing Left for Us”, featuring some nostalgia and class as a romantic theme.