If You’re Listening, Sky Tells All

If you remember correctly, just last week I was at the Set Your Goals concert (Set Your Goals Concert Review), so I figured that this would be a good time to feature a band that has opened for Set Your Goals in the past, that band being Sky Tells All (STA).

Sky Tells All isn’t the only band recently that has cited The Police as an influence in their musical repertoire; as Yours Truly also listed them (Yours Truly – The Colorage Review). The influence of The Police is apparent on the melodies of a track such as ‘Smells Like Fireworks.’

Here’s a bio of the band:

Sky Tells All is Pensacola’s fastest rising band, recently signed to world-champion boxing legend Roy Jones Jr.’s bhe ROCK Records. This five-piece band is comprised of vocalist Josh, Blake doing double-duty on guitar and vocals, guitarist Brian, bassist Tyler, and drummer Alec.

The fans are a constant source of inspiration for Sky Tells All. “There is nothing better than being on stage and looking out into the crowd and seeing people sing the songs we have written, or seeing a kid at the mall wearing our T-shirt,” says Josh…Brian says, “I hope to have some songs that remain around forever” because “people need something real that they can relate to.” Josh echoes the band’s desire to touch people with their music: “I would love it if someone could listen to our record and really feel alive.”

If you had to read that part about Roy Jones, Jr. twice, I won’t hold it against you – I had to as well. I’ve gotta be honest, I do not see an Atreyu influence whatsoever in their music, but that’s probably not a bad thing – every new band who is entering the scene in that genre is immediately attached with the “cookie-cutter scene band” stigma, so they should probably keep that influence on the DL.

On another note, it’s refreshing to see those last quotes by Josh and Brian – too many bands who are entering this scene are just trying to ride the coattails of Four Year Strong, Set Your Goals, etc. etc. and just make a quick buck by jumping on the bandwagon.

The band has a more mellow vibe than SYG or FYS on some of their tracks, such as ‘I Do’, which is a more ballad-esque track. ‘Mine to Hold’ and ‘Another Break Up Song’ are pretty much the classic pop-punk songs you would expect them to be, but when the songs are well-done that’s never a bad thing.

If they really mean what they said above, they won’t be going anywhere soon but up; and the sky’s the limit (alright, so that was kinda cheesy. You’ll get over it.)

For more information on Sky Tells All, visit the Sky Tells All MySpace Page.

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