Although a ways from their first release, local instrumental rock band Imp Act follows up with another single that would make many 65daysofstatic fans bang their heads. Formed in 2019, the band consists of local veteran rockers such as Jay, who was a Berklee student, Willie from No Duff and Benjamin formerly of Rockweller.

Me being a huge fan of 65daysofstatic, The Island of Alsocanla is an instant hit for me. Firstly though, I wanna talk about the name of the song which I didn’t realize the meaning of until I was writing this review and I had to type it out. Kudos to them for the subliminal singlish messaging, although I might have ruined it!

From the beginning, the song traverses a few different time signatures before arriving at the bridge. I personally like how they don’t utilize the palm-muted triplet on the guitar for every single phrase in the measure, to keep it interesting as the song goes on.

The djent-infused tones the guitar uses is an interesting addition to their take on the instrumental rock genre but I’m not sure if I like it very much. I also think that the drums could be a little more in-your-face in the and the bass is kind of lost within the mix.

However, what really sold it for me is the section when the piano comes in as it is my favorite instrument. It is a very serene lull in the action and it is fitting for what lies ahead.

One main thing I want to shine a spotlight on is that the song does not follow a typical verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus outro structure, and that is what made it stand out to me. Imp Act either wants to tell a story with the song, or break away from the mold. They also have a visual artist, Qush, in the band. I hope 2021 is a good year for Singapore as I would like to watch them perform live to see what they have planned for us.

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