Breakthrough Artist 2017 : SATIN – It’s About Time (2017)

Many talented artists / bands made a huge step to definite breakthrough in 2017, but none like this complete Norwegian musician: SATIN’s “It’s About Time” is one of the greatest Melodic Rock releases of the year.

Three years ago we presented here the debut of Norwegian singer, songwriter and producer SATIN, easily the best indie Melodic Rock / AOR album that year. Well, wait to listen to Satin’s sophomore effort “It’s About Time” to be released next month, November 20th… this is not only the best independent 2017 Melodic Rock / AOR release, but one of the best overall!

Satin grew up listening the ’80s classic bands and he fell in love with all Melodic Hard Rock variants forever. Influenced by the likes of Kiss and Bon Jovi, he started to play guitar at the age of nine and performed on a local tv show at the age of eleven.
He continued learning music and playing other instruments. In 2005 after releasing a KISS covers album, he was featured on the ‘Gods Of Thunder – A Norwegian Tribute To KISS’ album.
Since then Satin has been a part of many projects, playing, composing and producing for others, and in 2013 he received a Norwegian Grammy.

His self titled debut album was released in April 2014, ten songs written and produced by Satin which leave us jaw-dropped. Seriously, the quality in all departments of Satin’s debut is remarkable.
Well, wait to listen to “It’s About Time”… expect the same but augmented 100%!
All completely managed by himself – songwriting, arrangements, instrumentation production – and recorded at Satin’s own studio ‘Solysma’ – this guy has achieved a level of quality rarely seen in any musical genre. And all by himself.

Yeah, “It’s About Time” is on par – or even better – with a major label production. Everything sounds pristine, clear, polished… and the best part of all: at the service of 10 awesome Melodic Rock songs with a strong AOR flavor.

The first two a tracks, the superb ‘Look Up In The Sky’, and the anthemic ‘I’ll Never Let You Down’, worth the admission alone. Darn, Satin is an extremely talented cat, with a knack to compose elegant Melodic Rock songs like the former, and at the same time anthemic AOR diamonds such as the latter, plenty of synths / layers of harmony vocals.
On ‘Waiting For Someone’ Satin adds a little more muscle to his vocal performance, in a track with some American feel which brings to my mind the first Hardline album.
Only 3 songs, and I’m sold…

And then it comes ‘Use It Or Lose It’… ’80s AOR is back! That jumpin’ verses are from the Stan Bush factory, there’s a strong guitar riff and a pumping bass line, but are the synths which provide the aural magic.
But wait, Satin isn’t a one trick pony; at the middle the song changes its rhtyhm for a very original guitar passage and then explodes into a crazy melodious solo, which round up one of the greatest songs on the year!

Next, Satin keeps the quality over the top: a different kind of synths (very cool) opens ‘The Damage Got Done’, a poppy and catchy as hell tune with some Rick Springfield feel circa 1984.
Another favorite of mine (lie, all are!) arrives with the incredibly infectious ‘This Time’, which it sounds like a lost REO Speedwagon song preformed by a young Jon Bon Jovi. There’s lovely keys, a welcomed, different drum sound and tons of harmony vocals… ’80s AOR anyone?
This Top Class stuff folks…

And the distinguished Satin pen continues with the primo AOR of ‘Who You Are’ similar to Lou Gramm (Foreigner) first solo album but at the same time updated, the beautiful ballad ‘Heading For A Fall’ (sweet vocals by Satin) recalling the obscure American ’80s AOR band The Synch, and the groovy melodic hard rocker ‘True Love’ driven by a pulsating riff and a fantastic layered chorus.

I have to mention that Satin not only does a very good lead vocal work here, but also he is a very clever arranger recording himself the backing vocals / harmonies in different tonality resulting in a terrific effect.
Closer is just another gem, ‘Lying Eyes’ a midtempo melodic rocker combining the best of Dion Bayman with the rockier side of ’80s Richard Marx, there’s delicious verses and a ‘cascading’ chorus in the vein of classic Stage Dolls. All embellished by keyboards and an effective guitar solo.

Satin’s “It’s About Time” is simply fabulous.
This guy is the complete package: terrific songwriting, great instrumentation, polished crystal clear production, and THAT classy Melodic Rock / AOR sound. What a talent.
All songs are keepers, no filler, with a unique style / freshness each other, full of ear-worm melodies that will stay in your head for weeks.
Yes, Satin’s “It’s About Time” is already placed in my Best Of the Year list, and I guess it will rank higher and higher as we reach the end of 2017.
DELICIOUS

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01 – Look Up In The Sky
02 – I’ll Never Let You Down
03 – Waiting For Someone
04 – Use It Or Lose It
05 – The Damage Got Done
06 – This Time
07 – Heading For A Fall
08 – Who You Are
09 – True Love
10 – Lying Eyes

All songs written, performed & produced by Satin

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