If not restrained, these efforts could mark the start of a dangerous new nuclear arms race. US relations with Russia and China remain tense, with all three countries engaged in an array of nuclear modernization and expansion efforts-including China’s apparent large-scale program to increase its deployment of silo-based long-range nuclear missiles the push by Russia, China, and the United States to develop hypersonic missiles and the continued testing of anti-satellite weapons by many nations. Still, the change in US leadership alone was not enough to reverse negative international security trends that had been long in developing and continued across the threat horizon in 2021. A more moderate and predictable approach to leadership and the control of one of the two largest nuclear arsenals of the world marked a welcome change from the previous four years. Perhaps even more heartening was the return of science and evidence to US policy making in general, especially regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, in 2021 the new American administration changed US policies in some ways that made the world safer: agreeing to an extension of the New START arms control agreement and beginning strategic stability talks with Russia announcing that the United States would seek to return to the Iran nuclear deal and rejoining the Paris climate accord. That said get ready to be in a party mood because Rollins is ready to have your feet tapping and your body swaying to his most urgent recording to date.Last year’s leadership change in the United States provided hope that what seemed like a global race toward catastrophe might be halted and-with renewed US engagement-even reversed.
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Like opening an English cracker at Christmas you just never know what kind of toy surprise and colorful party hat you might be find inside. Always finding a different way to express himself he does it with such subtle skill that he does not lose his faithful followers who know they are always in for a surprise. But even here there is a sense of capturing the audience attention immediately with its accessible built in melodies.Ĭlosing in on a decade of recordings Lawson Rollins continues to keep his listening audience alert.
Nevertheless the more insightful moments can be found courtesy of the mid tempo “Island Time” and the slow churning closer “Mary’s Rock”. This is not to say that 3 Minutes to Midnight lacks subtle or reflective moods but there is a little less variety than his past recordings. In fact the opening title track sets the entire mood of the album with its toe tapping hooks that are followed up with the handclapping rhythmic “Light The Way” that may be his most melodic recording to date. This can be found in the almost frantic “Time Shift” with similar results found on “Driving Force”.
And while there is some variety in shades and moods for the most 3 Minutes to Midnight is shaken not stirred sensational not subtle. That said each composition is concise and straight to the point resulting in a very direct songwriting mentality. With Rollins' usual suspects participating from producer Dominic Camardella to his memorable merry men of musicians the emphatic twelve tracks all clock in at less than 4 minutes. However on 3 Minutes to Midnight you will quickly discover a sense immediacy and directness with this 42 minute recording jammed with what might be Rollins most melodic recording to date. Rollins prior albums typically slow burned over an impressive 60 to 70 minutes of pleasure displaying several different shades and moods. Representing his sixth release of all new material the title 3 Minutes to Midnight has a sense of urgency that is represented not only in the feel and tempo of the album but also its duration.
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