‘Every time I rock with love’ is the most repetitive vocal line of the first song and it describes the music of Saralee in the best way I can. The band sounds like an easy combination of classic rock in a smooth package with an important role for the keyboards. Although the first song might make you think we’re dealing with a true rock band, the emphasis lies on the calmness. The vocals of Joonas take care of the reliability of the band where the other instruments make sure you’ve got a lot more dimension to listen to.

All of the songs sound like they could be that one ballad on a modern rock album and this is both a strong and a weak point of the band. I’m sure that a lot of people will dislike this cheesy sound but the fact is that Saralee actually made a lot of different songs which are very easy to listen to. Especially the accessible title track ‘Darkness Between’ and the final song ‘Like Dreamers’, where the band shows its dark side with great grunts combined with clean singing, show of a lot of musical creativity.

If you’re in for a calm rock album, Darkness Between might be a very nice surprise. Personally I dislike the emphasis of the vulnerability of the singer with his emotional lyrics but that’s a matter of taste. I’m sure a lot of people will disagree with me, maybe even the radio stations.