INTERCONTINEN7AL’s seventh and final release arrives with a kind of quiet confidence, the feeling of a band that isn’t trying to prove anything anymore. World Over is the closing chapter of a project that started almost by accident during the lockdowns, when a few musicians on BandLab began tossing around ideas to stay sane. What came out of that simple start has grown into something surprisingly moving: a collective that managed to build music across borders, time zones, and every imaginable recording setup. This last EP carries that history in the background, and you can almost hear the years of experimenting, coordinating, and slowly shaping a sound that belongs to no single place.
The standout track and easily the emotional centre is “Love is Everywhere,” written and performed by Argentina’s Nereo Paulus. It has that warm, Beatles-like glow, with a melody that feels familiar in the best way. Paulus sings it with a sincerity that gives the song its charm; it doesn’t try too hard, and maybe that’s why it works so well. The guitar work feels breezy, the harmonies slide in naturally, and the whole thing lands like a reminder that earnest, hopeful music still has a place. It’s a track you catch yourself humming long after it ends.
One of the things that makes World Over such an unusual release is that it truly brings together musicians from all seven continents including Antarctica, which still feels wild to say. The result isn’t chaotic or stitched together for novelty; instead, the EP moves through different textures in a way that feels lived-in. You hear hints of progressive rock, some bossa nova warmth, bits of Latin rhythm, and even moments that lean heavier, but the shifts never feel jarring. With 21 musicians involved, it could have easily turned into a mess, yet it doesn’t. Each piece supports the next, like everyone understood the bigger picture.
As a farewell, this record doesn’t try to be grand or dramatic. It feels more like a group of musicians looking back at what they built and quietly saying, “This was worth doing.” INTERCONTINEN7AL began as a pandemic project and somehow ended up creating a genuinely global body of work. World Over wraps up their journey with heart and honesty, a final reminder that collaboration, even when it’s virtual and complicated, can still bring people together in ways none of them expected.
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