Album Review: Dream Your Life Away // Vance Joy

James Keogh, better known as Vance Joy, rose to fame in early 2013 after the release of their first EP God loves you when you're dancing. The EP contains the first two singles Keogh who have created a lifetime of opportunities and success for him. His most notable song 'Riptide' appeared in advertisements, listings of vacation around the world and even in The Inbetweeners 2 - movie that was filmed in the country Keogh, Australia. After its great success, what can we expect from their debut album?



Dream your life away sends you back into your own land of dreams where everything is perfect, including the soundtrack. The debut album called Vance Joy maintains its high level of passionate writing and voice.

If you've heard of the first two singles boy Ozzy, you know for sure that you are definitely in for a treat when you lose yourself in this album. Each track is blessed with unique letters emphasize the singers anxiety, dissatisfaction, and motivation to keep going. Along with the songs that pull on our heartstrings, voice Vance Joy push us to our own world of perfection, passion and purity. It is an album that every one of us can relate.

Without trying to sound too positive, the track reached only number 20 in the UK charts. Vance Joy is not clear to everyone. Their unique sound, voices and harmonies feed can only be endured for a long time before you decide you've had enough to remember the past and you find yourself snapping back into reality. The album is full of emotional songs ... I do not want for yourself too low.

Some songs on the album are more forgettable than others, but that cannot always compare slower songs of the album from the likes of 'Riptide'. Each track has beautiful elements of their own rights, some just seem to stand out more than others. This is due to strong Keogh more meaningful lyrics and vocal tones; 'We All Die Trying to Get It Right' is especially touching. Stresses that the listener songs Keogh would stress, while others are somewhat more muted tracks filler. Their efforts are not for everyone, but the story it tells is definitely worth listening ... if only once.

Despite this, you cannot blame the sound of the album and if indie-folk is your kind of thing, you'll love. For a debut album, you cannot get much better than this. I just hope his albums in the future reach a higher standard, and he continues to produce hit singles that have a connection with listeners and infuse their passion for singing about issues.