A Way Away
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| Studio album by Indica | ||||
| Released | June 02, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, Symphonic Metal | |||
| Length | 54:02 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Tuomas Holopainen | |||
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| Lords of Metal | |
A Way Away is the fifth album from Finnish pop rock band Indica. This is the band's first English album and it contains English versions of songs from previous albums. The album was released in many editions such as CD, CD + DVD, Deluxe, Diary and Suitcase editions. The album was produced by Tuomas Holopainen from Nightwish.
All music is composed by Jonsu. All lyrics are by Jonsu and Rory Winston, except for "Precious Dark", which are by Tuomas Holopainen.
Critical reception for the album has been mainly positive with particular praise focusing on the vocals of lead singer Jonsu. Sonic Cathedral gave particular praise for the songs Islands of Light and Precious Dark, and concluded that the album was "a great and diverse record". The Digital fix also gave a positive review, calling the album "this is an album of shifting, flowing moods and emotions that grabs you along for a joyous ride". Rocktopia stated "the more I listen to this album, the more it drew me in and I am now a total convert to the band known as Indica".
Teeth of the Divine gave a more negative review of the album, criticizing the production of the album, calling it "polished and bland". Lords of Metal also gave a mixed review, stating that the songs are "peacefully passing by without lighting a flame anywhere.
Indica has released four music videos for their first English album A Way Away.
Indica has released A Way Away in various editions through Nuclear Blast.
The standard CD album edition includes ten tracks from the track list:
Indica has also released A Way Away in vinyl format, which is limited to 1000 copies worldwide. This edition features two vinyls: one beige and one dark red. This edition includes eleven tracks out of twelve.
Beige vinyl, side A:
Beige vinyl, side B:
Dark red, vinyl side A:
Dark red, vinyl side B:
The Diary edition of A Way Away features a digipak CD with eleven tracks and also the A Way Away DVD. This edition also includes a 20 cm x 20 cm Indica diary book titled "Sneak a Peek at My Diary", and a Rebella Pen.
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