Fictional band, real music; Daisy Jones & the Six release 'Aurora'
Daisy Jones and the Six is officially a real band as the cast of the Amazon Prime series released Aurora as a full length album this past week and has since hit the top of the charts.
Brought to life by a star studded cast, Daisy Jones and the Six was a fictional band from the Taylor Jenkins Reid novel of the same name, detailing the legendary rise to fame of a 70s rock group alongside the complex, messy, and enthralling band members lives and their relationships with one another.
Reminiscent of the scandals and drama that inspired the iconic Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors, Daisy Jones and the Six recounts the emotional affairs of the characters through their struggles not only with their relationships with each other but also within themselves.
This fuels a complex and complicated album that sends them to the top of charts and consequently world wide recognition. The drama of the band is reflected throughout the course of the album which creates a unique and captivating listen as you can hear the development of the characters and their stories as the album progresses.
The album sounds like a capsule of rock and roll straight from the 70s while maintaining the effortlessly modern feel of a timeless album from the height of one of rock and roll’s greatest eras. The show stars Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Clafin as Billy Dunne, who act as the two lead vocalists, providing an undeniable chemistry that drives the album.
Suki Waterhouse takes the role of keyboardist Karen Sirko alongside lead guitarist Graham Dunne played by Will Harrison. The band is rounded out by Josh Whitehouse as bass player Eddie Roundtree and Sebastian Chacon as Warren Rojas on the drums. After an extensive band camp to create the chemistry of a real band at the top of their game, the actors turned bandmates sound seamlessly like a band at the height of their career.
The leading track on the album, Aurora, is undeniably groovy and provides the perfect combination of 70s rock and roll feel mixed with the catchiness of a pop song that sets up the album as an impeccable homage to a bygone era of rock and roll. The album maintains this essence through the next two tracks Let Me Down Easy and Kill You Try, both of which are easy pleasures to listen to, reflecting on the complicated nature of love and relationships while maintaining an effortlessly catchy and light sound.
Two Against Three slows the album down and Keough stuns in vocals while accompanied by an acoustic guitar. Followed by the two originally released singles off the album, Look At Us Now (Honeycomb) and Regret Me are not only pivotal tracks that reflect turning points in the bands journey in the book, but also act as the backbone of the album, encompassing the sound of the band at its best as well as the height of the turmoil faced by the characters.
You Were Gone shows off the undeniable chemistry between bandmates and cast members as Sam Clafin and Riley Keough blend their vocals to create an absolutely captivating draw.
Offering a different sound to the other tracks on the album, More Fun To Miss sounds like it is straight off of a rock and roll record released in the 70s and the cast sounds undeniably like a band at the top of their game. This continues into album standout The River as it keeps the energy high while the band sounds completely at ease in their sound.
The album is rounded out as the final track, No Words, slows down the end of the album to prove one final time that this band deserves not only the world wide fame and success they achieved in the novel, but also undeniable recognition for their musicality in real life.
Now that Daisy Jones and the Six is officially a real band with a real album, the only question left after the premiere of the Amazon Prime series is whether or not they will announce an official tour.
BY ALEX STEFAN.