Focus 9 / New Skin

Rock · 2006 · 13 tracks

Focus 9 / New Skin

A polished return to form that balances virtuosic flute-led fusion with soulful, melodic rock. Sophisticated, playful, and unmistakably European.

September 1, 2006 · Mercury

A sophisticated and whimsical blend of technical brilliance and nostalgic warmth.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

Black Beauty

4:14

02

Focus 7

5:23

03

Hurkey Turkey 2

4:06

04

Sylvia’s Stepson – Ubatuba

4:50

05

Niels’ Skin

6:06

06

Just Like Eddy

5:10

07

Aya‐Yuppie‐Hippie‐Yee

5:19

08

Focus 9

7:58

09

Curtain Call

4:36

10

Ode to Venus

4:30

11

European Rap(sody)

10:24

12

Pim

3:02

13

It Takes 2 2 Tango

8:03

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the flute melody in Focus 9 intertwines with a soaring, bluesy guitar solo that feels like a callback to their 70s peak.

The unexpected transition into a rhythmic, almost spoken-word groove during the ten-minute European Rap(sody).

The gentle, romantic croon that opens Black Beauty, contrasting the band's typical instrumental-first approach.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Focus 9 / New Skin sound next to the rest of Focus's catalogue?

Love Romantic+3.7σ

The writing leans far further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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