Storms
Hedley
Universal Music Canada
Three albums and two DVDs later, Hedley have released their most mature album yet.
Abbotsford, B.C. pop-rockers Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Chris Crippin, and Tommy MacDonald are known to be over-the-top goofballs. They’re always joking around and acting like kids.
But Storms, released Nov. 8, shows a more mature side of the band and a slightly different tone.
Every time Hedley puts out a new album, catchy songs are guaranteed. Storms includes some of the more pop-rock tendencies of Hedley’s past, but this album is a bit more electronic and includes more piano, which results in a more mature sound and plays to Hoggard’s sweet piano ballads.
The band’s new-found maturity is not only reflected in their music, but also in the image they’ve been projecting in the media.
“It’s important for us to be growing and developing. We never want to find ourselves stagnating or staying in the same place and doing the same thing,” Hoggard told Postmedia News. “It’s not that difficult to take gradual steps and grow with your fans. The people listening to our music are also growing and their tastes and changing, so it’s important for us to naturally evolve.”
Storms contains a perfect mix of pop-rock songs, “Young” and “Hot Mess,” love songs, “Beautiful” and “I Won’t Let You Go,” and ballads, “Heavens Gonna Wait” and “Stormy.” And their first hit single from the album, “Invincible,” is empowering and positive-minded.
Hedley always seem to offer good advice about life through their music, which makes their songs more relatable to their fans. Some of the tracks on Storms were influenced by major events in the band members’ lives.
“There were some losses and some additions as well,” Hoggard told Postmedia News. “That cycle of life we were experiencing first-hand that isn’t as real until you experience it. This is what life is about: it’s about persevering through the harder times and then it’ll be good and the sun will come out and birds will chirp.”
