Although they are different as night and day, Unbelievable Truth will open for Tori Amos on Saturday night in Loeb Playhouse.
Unbelievable Truth, a band from England, got its start the summer of 1993 when lead vocalist and guitarist Andy Yorke returned from Russia after studying in Moscow.    While in Russia, he had written songs that he later took back to the United Kingdom to share with two guys he used to go to school with, Jason Moulster (bass. vocals) and Nigel Powell (drums, keyboards).  Together, the group of guys formed Unbelievable Truth and produced its debut album "Almost Here", which was released in stores on Oct. 20. 
"Almost Here", is an album that is mostly mellow and slower-paced.  It's music that can be swayed to or relaxed to.  However, it's not the type of music that can be danced to.  It's a great album regardless.   Three songs on the album especially stand out. "Solved," "Same Mistakes," and "Higher than Reason" are bound to be its most popular songs. 
"Solved" is a song that talks about a guy who seems frustrated that he can't solve a problem.  His frustration comes through in his music as he wails out lyrics about how he can't solve this problem and how he's running out of time.  The listener can sense the lack of time when the song speeds up a tad and his voice seems desperate.
"Solved" is probably the best song on the album.
"Same Mistakes" is also a song that seems to come out of frustration in making the same mistakes over and over again.  The song is one of the few that are faster-paced and stands out among the others.
"Higher than Reason" is a song where Yorke reaches higher notes when he tries to make sense of the world and why certain things happen.   The song starts out soft and escalates to big sounds accompanied by guitar strumming, which makes for a cool effect.  
Unbelievable Truth is a band that could be compared to Duncan Sheik.  They have a similar style in that mots of the songs are sung with that whiny, but appealing, tone of voice.  Its songs are slower and easy-going.  It's the type of album that doesn't require a whole lot of thinking, just pure enjoyment. 
On Saturday, Amos fans will get to listen to this talented group for themselves when they open the show.

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