Young Language finds the Canadian guitar virtuoso introducing vocals for the first time In his work. The album builds on the work that Nick and his friend Ben Regan started as a side project last year (Archival - Fear and Fate). The record is split equally between instrumental tracks and tracks with vocals. In either case, the instrumentation is typical Johnston-esque with the signature Schecter riffs and the piano aesthetics, woven in the rock/fusion tapestry with great skill. I found the instrumental tracks stronger as they managed to channel the various feelings that Johnston's music succeeds to capture with his music: agony, curiosity and excitement. Recommendations: "Strange Silent Places", "Young Language", "Crystalize".r
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