#21 - Top of 2014

The tea party- The ocean at the end (Anthem Entertainment) 

Next on this list is "The ocean at the end", the new installment to "The Tea Party" saga after an absence of 10 years. Although, the album was received with some mixed reactions, to which Jeff Martin responded, saying that: "we’re making music for ourselves and we’re having fun, that’s the whole point of it all”. No one can dismiss some very interesting and catchy songs that the band has produced here, such as "The black Sea", “Submission” and “The Cass Corridor”. The album is filled with an abundance of  different string and percussion instruments, that adds to  the classic progressive rock sound of the album with the highlight being the almost Latin-like track "Brazil". Overall, this album is a powerful world music inspired journey through different sounds and scenery!

93/100

Below is the music video for the dreamy title song "The ocean at the end".