Spells - by Tina Hyde

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 "Spells" by Tina Hyde is a Pop Rock song that starts with a great sounding piano with melodic powerful vocals on top of the mix.  After the intro, distorted guitars are introduced leading to the verse, where the guitars provide a soundscape on both sides of the headphones.  The guitar also is improvising with rhythm, palm-muting and squeals.  Another part of the soundscape is the string section, adding intensity in the perfect areas of the song, getting even louder where it counts.

I am impressed with the drums.  They sound great and are up in the mix, but they never do more than the song requires when it comes to types of fills and the chosen rhythms.  That is a good thing.  They are very steady and are easy for the band to follow no matter where the song is going.

I found it very creative in the fact that piano can play throughout the song with distorted guitars in the mix.  The guitars did provide that extra kick in intensity, but the piano did keep leading and keeping the song grounded at the same time.

Lastly, the vocals are featured in this song, leading throughout, and deservedly so.  She has a great voice and has the humanness of live vocals in it, as well.  

I highly recommend this song for those who enjoy the side of rock with vocally focused melodies that get intensity in places that guitar-heavy rock songs can't provide.

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