“Sell The Future” received and 8.5 / 10 on Zephyrs Odem webzine from Germany!
CORTEZ – Sell The Future (2020)
(6.616) Baka (8,5/10) Hard Rock
The third full-length from the Boston band CORTEZ once again fuses different styles of the harder pace. Between the finest hard rock and heavy metal there is also a punk attitude that is all combined with a fat portion of stoner / doom. The distinctive voice shows that it can only be about this band.
The opener “No Escape” hits straight in with full force and grooves incredibly well. After this song you came straight to the right place. On the second track “Sell The Future”, like the previous one, it goes straight forward and in a fat Black Sabbath manner.
The spectrum of the band is very innovative and creative. No song resembles another and yet the style is manifested. “Faulty Authors” is a hard rock number in a slow tempo that stomps hard. The dynamics are so extraordinarily good that every style comes in favor of the songs.
The vocals offer a lot of space and are characterized by strong and sometimes beautiful melodies. The singing couldn’t have been better placed. As is customary in hard rock, you don’t have to grasp repetitive passages around the listener.
Every song is given a full helping of dirt. In general, the recordings are very well produced for what wanted to be achieved. That gives the tracks a lot of character. The arrangements are composed in many ways. The artists show their talent not through overused solo interludes, but through songwriting.
When listening to the record, it seems a bit hasty in the end what is going on on stage. However, that fits the songs and the overall dynamics of the disc and the musicians.
Check out: “Sell The Future” and “Vanishing Point”
Rating: 8.5 out of 10 points
