The New Black's music can be described as a modern rock band with a lot of southern rock influences. This is especially clear in the groove that they use in various compositions. A reference point can be Black Stone Cherry. A band whose sound is quite similar to that of The New Black.

 

The New Black is not a clone of Black Stone Cherry, though. They sound a bit more aggressive and their vocalist doesn´t have the range and flexibility that Chris Robertson (lead singer of BSC) has. One thing that they do have in common is the quality to write memorable songs. The songs find their way to the listener's brain easily and it´s hard to get them out! Songs like ´More Than A Man´ for example are now stuck in my head for days. For me that's a good sign! Other people like their metal/rock complex, but I like this kind of straightforward, easy to digest rock music. The groove and aggressiveness that they possess, keeps the music from sounding too commercial and keeps it interesting for the more serious listener of rock and metal.

 

Despite the positive notes, I still think that they can improve in some aspects though. Markus could work more on his range and could try to vary a bit more with his throat. Also there are some songs that are just not up to par with the rest of them. Songs like ´Wound´, ´Not Me´ and ´Coming Home´ are okay songs, but not really more than that. They really need to step it up a bit in the song writing department, if they want their second album to top this one. But besides that, I think that they are on the right track and I enjoyed myself with this album.