Album Review: Lexia - Underground Sounds

Alexia "Lexia" Rodriguez, better known as the frontwoman of metalcore band Eyes Set To Kill, and nominee of sexiest woman in rock, has released her first debut solo album. It’s about as far away from the ESTK albums as you could possibly get, despite including acoustic versions of some of their songs. All screaming and guitars put aside, this actually isn’t a bad record.

Lets get one thing straight, if you’re here for something heavy, this is not the album for you. You’ll just need to listen to ‘Basements’ to understand what I mean. This track sounds more like something you’d expect from Katy Perry, not one of metal’s leading women. ‘Climbing Up The Walls’ features darker and more atmospheric synths, and suits this Radiohead cover brilliantly. The vocals are less poppy and the overall effect is quite haunting.