Philadelphia's Sheer Mag return with their sophomore album A Distant Call-an instant classic charged with hard rock, punk rock, and yacht rock influences-they forgot the disco this time around to embrace more of a mid-80s heavy metal sound, which results in Saxon meets Fleetwood Mac protest and love songs. Steel Sharpens Steel, Blood from a Stone, Unfound Manifest, Silver Line, Hardly to Blame, Cold Sword, Chopping Block, The Right Stuff, The Killer, Keep on Runnin
