Our Destiny - Awakening

Throughout the album, it gives that sense of healing, like in the of the eponymous opening track where we are introduced to the duo with a nice dreamy melody of Shankar’s piano and the lovely soft voice of Nolan. As listeners progress the album, we start to hear the duo grow in the following songs “Don’t Fade Away” and “The Promise” with beautiful and bright arrangements of the Anathema inspired acoustics and a celestial atmosphere of the synths, not only does Our Destiny hope to gain young fans of modern music, they also hope please those who are fond of the 90s classic pop style as we hear with the song “Presence”, capturing that aesthetic with the subtle electric guitar and soft progressive beats. “The Healing” is more of an upbeat track that gives you string Anathema vibes. Featuring Florida-based musician Jon Pyres (Spawn of Thirteen, Threads of Fate), the voice between John and Lauren are like perfect couple intertwining with beautiful melodies. The sensation of comfort doesn’t stop there in “Dawn” when the arrangements kicks it up a notch in melodic rhythms and get beautiful cello lines. “The World is Watching” which is another duet of great vocal harmonizing between Lauren and Amanda Wilson, a close friend to the members, is like relieving the listening to Within Temptation's magical song “Somewhere”. “Our Destiny” must have been a personal piece as they pour out their emotions, while “A Light in the Darkness” closes the album with an instrumental yet harmonious ending.