Winding Road was found in 2018 by Jan Hedlund (Coastline) and Magnus Åkerlund (Blender).Having played in numerous bands in different genres of music ,with extensive touring of Sweden before, their first and foremost was their love for AOR/Melodic Rock. Winding Road brought in Jonas Tyskagen (Domino Drive) as their singer and they started writing songs together with the goal of releasing an album. In March 2021 they released their debut album on AOR Heaven. Now in 2024 with Pride & Joy Music their new record label they release the follow up “Fill My Sails” which is again produced, mixed and mastered by Magnus Åkerlund.”Fill My Sails” also features guest musicians Thomas Larsson (Glenn Hughes) and Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed).

“Close My Eyes In Tokyo” the opening track & the first single release from this album is a track of such quality, great energy, hooks and a great catchy chorus setting the bar for this album. “Fill My Sails” has a great piano intro that ignites a mid tempo rocker ,still keeping that melodic sound the track flows with some great guitar runs, ”I'm Alive” is just pure fantastic AOR, the synth and keys giving the track depth with Magnus Åkerlund again some great melodic guitar tones. ”I'll Give Myself To You” is another powerful track ,”Loves Walking Out Of Sight” is everything you expect from a Melodic Rock track its catchy, great harmonies, that killer punch chorus ,great synths and guitars the same can be said for ”Hang Tough” again another high quality track smooth AOR with some great production. ”Devils Daughter” has some great sax touches throughout the track, giving the track groove reminiscent of the west coast American AOR of the past ”Closer To The Truth” the intro reminds me of Game Of Thrones before launching into a much heavier track in the melody ,heavier guitars a lot edgier than the previous tracks but still keeping that melodic sound .

”Healing Touch” has that feel good factor within the lyrics and melody & rhythm of the track. ”Jackie Lee” is the longest track on the album clocking it at just over six minutes, for me giving me Journey, Toto & Chicago early 80's vibes. ”When The Lights Go Down” is the power ballad of the album, great vocals from Jonas Tyskhagen which have been consistently fantastic on this album from start to finish, a powerful emotional delivery to end this album perfectly. “Fill My Sails” is a album of 11 timeless tracks of sheer Melodic Rock class, filled with great choruses, huge hooks ,well written songs, strong guitar solos & tones. some sweet keyboard touches, with a punchy rhythm section with some fantastic rich ,smooth, vocals and superb production. This album puts Winding Road firmly on the road to been one of the best new Melodic Rock bands on the present scene ,A definite must purchase for all fans of Melodic/AOR music.