Southern California- based hard rockers Neverwonder debut with a 10-song wallop of melodic, hard-edged, clever tunes. The complexity of tempo and style changes is perfectly juxtaposed with Joy Pearson’ s throaty vocals. She’s a cross between Pat Benatar and Janis Joplin, with the intensity of ten Gwen Stefani’s. Little fluf, but tons of appeal and allure with her wide-range and catchy melodies. The Ramos brothers flex their rhythmic muscle as drums and bass lock in on the aforementioned breakdowns and switches making a seamless groove that is Neverwonder’s foundation. Frosting on the proverbial cake comes in the form of Flint Mavis’ full-bodied chord passages and screeching hot leads. “Father’s Children” incorporates these elements and adds thoughtful intelligent lyrics with allusions to faith. The dynamic surges and lows make it an all a more emotional, if not believable, sermon while “Turn Around” and “Save Me” offer some of the softer elements. http://www.neverwonder.com/