Album Notes

Fictionist has long been a secret of Utah's music scene but with their new release, 'Lasting Echo,' they will get a chance to spread their wings.

'Lasting Echo,' the group's second full length effort to date, was recorded and engineered by Utah's super producer extraordinaire-Scott Wiley. After creating something truly universal, organic and heartfelt, Wiley and the band walked out of the studio to deliver their labor of love to the world in order to leave a lasting impression.

Songs Blue Eyed Universe, and Strangers in the Dark deliver very catchy, pop qualities ripped apart by Wilco-like guitar solos to achieve a sound that is both approachable and genuine. Suffering Angel and Have Mercy show us even more of the musicianship this band has to offer through vocal melodies and harmonies that would make Midlake swoon.

There are moments when singer, Stuart Maxfield, strays from his baritone croon and lets his inner “Robert Plant” shine with the class of a true gentleman, usually holding back until it is truly necessary (like in Sunshine of a Shell. Each song on Lasting Echo is a finely crafted and often romantic piece of art. Always, the album’s opener sets the tone for what's to come—shrilling guitars, big drums, a huge bass sound. 'Lasting Echo' is as every bit ambitious as it sounds.

Since the band's first album, 'Invisible Hand' they've worked tirelessly towards the most energetic and deliverable live performances around. After releasing the new album, the band will leave behind everything they've known to see that their album turns heads—even taking up temporary residences in other cities.

Fictionist has created very listenable and universally lovable art, especially in 'Lasting Echo' that lacks some of the quirky aspects of a typical “indie rock” record. They have a sound and a heart that completely set them apart. Fictionist is a band going somewhere and you should go with them.