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Relenter, synth/rock trio from Champaign Illinois, announces the release of their debut album, Through the Mirror. A collection of moody, yet energetic alternative songs, Through the Mirror weaves a haunting, melodic piano with rock guitar over a pulsating, electronic-synth backbone. Frontman Chris Parker's vocals reflect the somberness of the lyrics, which touch on aspects of life and loss. Highlighted by songs Through the Mirror, Bombshell, and The Finest Thread, the album delves into the darker moods of life, yet maintains a shred of optimism over hopelessness.
Bio: Relenter, 3 piece band from Champaign Illinois is a collaboration of rock and synth influenced musicians. Merging rock guitar and melodic piano with an electronic synth-rock backbone, Relenter creates a variety of soulful, energetic, and moody alternative songs. Such is evident on their debut (full length) release, Through the Mirror. Through the Mirror offers a brooding image of loss and love intertwined.
Relenter draws inspiration from a broad range of past and present influences, such as Depeche Mode, The Cure, Garbage and Poe.
Relenter is Chris Parker on vocals/guitar/keyboards/piano/bass, Robert Martz on piano/keyboards/backing vocals, and Kenny Flores on drums.
Press Reviews:
- "Relenters Through the Mirror" harkens back to a time when Depeche Mode and Joy Division ruled the air waves. This three-piece band has an amazing full sound about them that comes off very well produced on their debut effort."
Troy Michael - Innocent Words Magazine
- "Relenter fills a void left by bands like Depeche Mode but what sets them apart is they manage to make the genre their own!"
Jim Hewitt - Revolution Network
- "...what they're doing is so set apart from so many other bands. In Through the Mirror, the band rely on a heavy emphasis on composition, taking songs to near orchestratic heights of production and instrumentation for a three-man rock band.
Joe Pence - Innocent Words Magazine
- Through the Mirror is a strong debut that deserves its credit for being melodic, keyboard friendly, and containing modern sounds without going into the trend of copying new wave music from 1981 like 500 other bands in the current state of modern rock music.
Nathan Schwalm - OpeningBands.com online magazine
- Relenter has really fleshed out their music and made it faster, and they showed that on stage. It was a great set and showed why their latest album, Through the Mirror, is worth checking out. The highlight of their set, for me, was hearing "Bombshell" live.
Chris Earnhart - WPGU Radio
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