Visions In Clouds – Are You Still Watching? (Album – Icy Cold Records)
Genre/Influences: Wave-Pop.
Format: Digital, Vinyl.
Background/Info: Swiss duo Visions In Clouds is already active for a couple of years. Just like the previous album they joined hands together with the French Icy Cold Records.
That previous album was “What If There Is No Way Out” from 2018. “Are You Still Watching?” came out in 2022 on Icy Cold Records in co-release with the band’s own Little Jig Records, on CD and as a download.
Content: This album stands for pure Wave-Pop reminding me of 80s formations like Heaven 17 and Dead Or Alive. It sounds happy and entertaining, giving the listeners a feel-good effect.
+ + + : Visions In Clouds in a way enlarges the roster of Icy Cold Records which is known for its Dark-Wave & Post-Punk stuff. This band sounds as an antidote to the dark and obscure Cold-Wave atmospheres. The music is also mainly composed with electronics. The last track “Dance” is a great piece of music getting the 80s spirit back alive.
– – – : I’m not sure the fans who like Icy Cold Records for their dark releases will be convinced by this ‘happy-pop’ oriented project.
Conclusion: Visions In Clouds is more devoted to the bright side of 80s New-Wave.
Best songs: “Dance”, “Another Way Of Love”.
Rate: 6½.
Artist: www.visionsinclouds.com / www.facebook.com/viclucerne
Label: www.facebook.com/icycoldrecords
About Visions In Clouds
Visions In Clouds is a post-punk and 80s new-wave band from Lucerne, Switzerland. The band runs its own imprint, Little Jig Records, and works with the Lucerne studio Influx Studios.
The debut album “Masquerade” appeared in 2016 through the digital distributor RecordJet. The EP “Levée En Masse” followed in 2017 with Manic Depression and Influx Studios credited, and the album “What If There Is No Way Out” came out in 2018, the first release to carry the Icy Cold Records name.
“Are You Still Watching?” followed in 2022 on Icy Cold Records and Little Jig Records. The partnership continued with the CD album “Leave Me” in 2025, again co-released by both labels with Audioglobe handling distribution.
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