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Siena Root – The Secret of Our Time<\/strong>
\nRelease Date:<\/strong> March 20, 2020<\/p>\n

Siena Root has returned and graced us all with The Secret of Our Time<\/em>. The Secret of Our Time<\/em> is Siena Root’s latest offering that comes three years after the stellar 2017\u2019s A Dream of Lasting Peace<\/em>.\u00a0 Good things come to those who wait but in this case, fucking amazing things come to those who wait.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinal Stand\u201d kicks the album off and honestly I was quite taken back and surprised.\u00a0 Instead of the kind of earthy, heady music that I have come to expect from Siena Root, \u201cFinal Stand\u201d is pretty much a straight-up classic \u201870s inspired hard rock song which shows the band\u2019s ability to stretch out beyond my expectations and do it extremely well.\u00a0 Lead vocalist Zubaid Solid owns it on this song and drives the song and the band with energy and passion.<\/p>\n

The Deep Purple influence of \u201cSiren Song\u201d has an infectious groove that will have you nodding your head and doing the \u201cwhite boy overbite\u201d right away.\u00a0 This song once again showcases new vocalist Zubaida Solid.\u00a0 Solid is the absolute perfect voice for Siena Root.\u00a0 Able to combine the character of Siena Root\u2019s former male vocalists as well as the much loved Sanya, Solid is able to push through the limitations of singing in one particular style.\u00a0 Solid seems to be able to take the wheel of this musical magic bus and steer is just fine.<\/p>\n

\u201cOrganic Intelligence\u201d is such a stellar song and I love the fact that this is a duet featuring Zubaida Solid and 2nd<\/sup> lead vocalist Lisa Lystam.\u00a0 Solid and Lystam sound as if they are challenging each other verse by verse like a slam competition only to come together in harmony that hit me hard and had me rooting for both of them.<\/p>\n

On \u201cDaughter of the Mountains,\u201d Lystam takes the lead vocal and delivers what I feel is her best performance on the album.\u00a0 She sounds so connected to the song and it resonated with me, drew me in, and had me completely engaged.<\/p>\n

Between Lystam and Solid, I am definitely partial to Solid\u2019s vocals.\u00a0 She has such a dynamic range and I love how she is able to change from a lower, smooth lower register right into a soulful, gritty, take no shit upper register.\u00a0 Don\u2019t get me wrong, Lystam is an absolutely stellar vocalist and I\u2019m a huge fan of her other band Heavy Feather but it\u2019s Solid that gets the MVP award without a doubt.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, The Secret of Our Time<\/em> is Siena Root\u2019s best work to date.\u00a0 From the mellow, cosmic vibe to hard rock, Siena Root has delivered an absolutely amazing album. The Secret of Our Time<\/em> is chockfull of great songs and there is not a bad song in the bunch.\u00a0 It\u2019s not just a testament of growth for Siena Root but proof that this band has no shortage of ideas.\u00a0 While they may be a forward-thinking band, Siena Root definite lives in the moment and at this moment, The Secret of Our Time is an amazing place to be.\u00a0 I won\u2019t mind if they stay here for a good while.<\/p>\n