W.E.T - 'Retransmission' Released Friday 22 January 2021

As with their previous albums, this ‘super-group’ combines the finest Swedish song-writing talent (Erik Martensson / Eclipse & Robert Sall / Work of Art) with the undoubted vocal talents of Jeff Scott Soto; one of America’s finest singers and a bridge back to the old guard. JSS is a veritable swiss-army knife of a singer, excelling in a variety of styles, but working with Robert and Erik provides the perfect platform for him to shine and he has never sounded better. He brings particularly good vocal ‘feel’ and phrasing on the excellent “Got To Be About Love” which is an inspiring and joyful tune.

Lead single “Big Boys Don’t Cry” shows how near-perfect they can be when they’re all in sync. It comes on like a driving Eclipse-style anthem but embellished by a Talisman-esque groove and with a touch of Def Lep polish in the mix. Erik and Jeff trade vocal lines leading up to a sublime chorus with JSS really hitting the high spots. “The Moment Of Truth”, “Beautiful Game” and “The Call Of The Wild” rock a bit harder with some great guitar work but are still highly polished and there are several uber-melodic gems like “One Final Kiss” and “Coming Home” plus the ballad “What Are You Waiting For”. There’s 11 uniformly excellent tracks in all and every one will be someone’s favourite.

So, are they the best in the world right now? Well, it doesn’t really matter does it? This is music not sport so you can support as many bands as you like and we don’t need to keep score or declare a winner. For sure, this is a melodic masterpiece featuring six world-class guys at the top of their game and well-worthy of bearing the crown, at least until the next great release – it’s only January after all.

Jeff Scott Soto: Lead Vocals

Erik Martensson: All Rhythm Guitar, Some Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals & Keyboards

Robert Säll: Keys and guitar

Magnus Henriksson: Lead Guitar

Andreas Passmark: Bass Guitar

Robban Bäck: Drums