The Intersphere
Wanderer ODYSSEY MUSIC NETWORK
Erudite proggers deliver a brainy slam-dunk.
The Intersphere have always been a bit more thoughtful than most when it comes to creating their music, and so it is with Wanderer, which takes its cerebral lyrical themes from a variety of sources. Excellent single Bulletproof, for example, is based on the writings of socio-political scientist Hartmut Rosa, and delivers them in deceptively accessible form. Always pushing at the boundaries of alternative
progressive rock, the varied and skilful songwriting allows them to entice with the gorgeous, shimmering pop melodies of
Underwater,
Down,
Corrupter
and
Treasure
Chest,
and to take genuine creative risks with the brutal, crushing
Heads
Will
Roll
and the abrasive
A
La
Carte,
which sit at the album midpoint.