Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada’s own DOMENICA got to rock the world. And they surely leave an impact. Being around since 2004 DOMENICA now unleashed their debut record The Luxury upon this world and already conquered their home country, the States and Japan. Europe is the next on the list and it shouldn’t be a difficult task either. Provided with an enormously powerful but a little bit too smooth production by award winning producer Brandon Friesen and P.O.D. co-producer Marcos Curiel (who also contributes guest vocals) the band ranges between Grunge, Hard Rock and Alternative fields and reminds me of defunct Swedish all-girl Grunge outfit Drain and at points of Hole. Frontwoman Bekki Friesen sounds fresher but also much more mainstream orientated but thus less spectacular. I’m sure it will pay off commercially.
The Luxury offers 13 tracks at least 5 could have been left aside, if it wouldn’t shrink the running time dramatically. Songs are catchy, especially the lively ones like What Goes Around, I Love My Gun, Vampires, Lady Like Me and Luxury. The ballads (as The Long Road, Free e.g.) don’t score that much, although Bekki puts a lot of sex appeal into her voice.
Nice album, but nothing spectacular. Though I think live DOMENICA kick pretty much ass!