Daniel Tortoledo: Through Out These Years Album Review: A Rock & Roll Ride

Rock is the perfect music to create an exciting mood. The wide array of instrumentals used to create a pulse-pounding rock beat can create tunes that make you bob your head to bang it, making the genre one full of life. Daniel Tortoledo proves this in “Through Out These Years,” an album that will take you on a wild ride all on its own. From the top, Tortoledo commands your attention with his intro track “Dark Times (Brothers and Sisters.)”

The raspy vocals are complimented well by the creeping bassline behind them at the start of the track. It creates the perfect mood for the groovy aesthetic the track falls into, full of instrumental surprises hidden within the bass groove and wild guitar riffs. “I’ve seen people livin, I’ve seen a whole lot of people die, and all I will remember is how many times they smiled” is just one of the catchy lines outside of the lively chorus in this track. The upbeat and lively aesthetic is carried all the way through to “You Can’t Have It All,” another stand-out track.

This is a track that wastes no time starting up. The instrumentals are mellow, but with a bouncy percussion that keeps the upbeat personality of the album. The vocal style is less raspy than the previous tracks, making this one stand out as a robust showing of vocal prowess. After a brief “Intermission” track, a contemplative piano piece, the mood takes a swing.

The titular track “Through Out These Years” slows down the tempo. The drums march behind the contemplative piano in this track, as the vocals continue their slow yet lively aesthetic. A very heartfelt track about loss and growing out of loneliness. While the lyrics are somber, the beat keeps a swing to it that you can’t help but to move to. 

“Through Out These Years” is an album full of fun beats, deep grooves and vocals that hit hard on each track. The way the album guides the listener through its upbeat twists and turns, only to mellow it just a little out without losing the body-moving groove that brings the tracks together is a great ride for your ears. This is especially true when the mood cranks right back up towards the end of the album, making this a great listen for any rock fan. Even for the casual listener, this musical ride is worth a spin.