Shadowplay's second album "Almost Lifelike" is unlike anything the band has ever done before. In their early years the group was very clearly influenced by the sounds of classic rock and grunge music from the 70's and 90's. This time around, the horizon of influence is far more vast. The bands most recent release of original material before "Almost Lifelike" was the 2013 single "Sandy Eyes" and it was the first time they were connected with producer Ted Richardson. "Sandy Eyes", named after the Hurricane that brought devastation to the group's home state the year prior, was certainly an improvement in their production quality; however, it was still very clearly a song in the classic rock vein. The band was smart to choose to work with Richardson again for their next album. What's different about "Almost Lifelike" is apparent almost immediately on the album's first song: "Zach Likes Trains". For one thing, it's the very first song the band has ...