Shine (Indica album)

Shine is the sixth (second English) album by the Finnish band Indica, and was released in 2014.[2] It was simultaneously released in Finnish with the title, Akvaario.[3] The first single from the album, A Definite Maybe, was released on December 6, 2013,[4] with an accompanying lyric video on YouTube.[5]

Shine / Akvaario
Studio album by
Indica
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2014
GenrePop rock
Length40:14 (Digital)
LabelNuclear Blast (Shine), KHY Suomen Musiikki Oy (Akvaario)
ProducerRoland Spremberg[1]
Indica chronology
A Way Away
(2010)		 Shine / Akvaario
(2014)

It ranked third on The Official Finnish Charts.[6]

Akvaario's first single, Älä Kanna Pelkoa, was released in late-November 2013.[7] A music video for the single was posted online December 18, 2013.[8]

Shine and Akvaario would ultimately be the last albums by the band to feature guitarist Jenny Julia, who left the band in late October 2014.[9]

Track listing (Shine)
  1. “Mountain Made of Stone” - 4:10
  2. “Uncovered” - 3:34
  3. “A Definite Maybe” - 3:33
  4. “Goodbye to Berlin” - 3:05
  5. “Run Run” - 3:52
  6. “Here and Now” - 3:52
  7. “Missing” - 3:49
  8. “Hush Now Baby” - 3:38
  9. “Behind the Walls” - 3:30
  10. “A Kid in the Playground” - 2:51
  11. “War Child” - 3:55
  12. “Humming Bird” (iTunes + digipak bonus) - 4:24
  13. “Lucid” (iTunes bonus) - 4:12

Track listing (Akvaario)
Akvaario cover art
  1. “Älä Kanna Pelkoa” - 3:30
  2. “Liian Kaunis Vailla Suuntaa” - 3:33
  3. “Suunta On Vain Ylöspäin” - 3:05
  4. “Savuton Ja Onneton” - 3:51
  5. “Sun Oma” - 4:10
  6. “Nirvanaan” - 3:35
  7. “Tuuliajolla” - 4:25
  8. “Kultaan Kuun” - 3:52
  9. “Tuule Tuuli” - 3:39
  10. “Maailma Loppuu” - 2:54
  11. “Onnen Syy” - 4:13
  12. “Älä Kanna Pelkoa (Akustinen)” - 4:02
  13. “Akvaario (Akustinen)” - 3:24

Singles

“A Definite Maybe” (06 Dec 2013)

Älä Kanna Pelkoa (29 Nov 2013)

Suunta On Vain Ylöspäin (19 Mar 2014)

Reception

Reviews for Shine have been mixed to positive. Emily Coulter of Metal Temple gave the album a 5/10, with criticisms aimed at songs Mountain Made of Stone and War Child. However, she was more positive towards other tracks, most notably Run Run, which she said was "easily one of the best tracks from Shine."[10] Simon McMurdo of The Sonic Reverie also had mixed feelings, feeling the album paled when compared to Indica’s previous release, A Way Away, and said the album was "a struggle to get through as a whole." He stated the album wasn’t awful, but the songs didn’t "gel together." He did praise A Definite Maybe, calling it "Eurovision pop rock at its best."[11] Ant May of Planet Mosh was more positive, giving the album a 4/5, and saying the album was "A great album that fans of the band will love."[12]

References
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  7. "Indica haluaa herättää keskustelua pettämisestä | Radio NRJ". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
  8. "Indica - Älä kanna pelkoa (Virallinen)". YouTube.
  9. "Indica on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30.
  10. Coulter, Emily (January 30, 2014). "Indica - Shine". Metal Temple. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  11. McMurdo, Simon (February 2, 2014). "The Sonic Reverie - Shine review". The Sonic Reverie. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  12. "Planet Mosh - Shine review". Metal Temple. January 8, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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