Of Fate and Chance made a name for themselves when they released “A Liars Monologue” in 2006. In 2009 they have released a new album, “An Atlas to Solutions.” These New Jersey natives have gained popularity because of their radio-ready sound and tight musicianship.

Of Fate and Chance is a four-piece band of lifelong friends. Three of the members, Sean Massaro (vocals/guitar), Ryan Bergamotto (bass) and Jon Fleck (drums) were the original band, but later on they added Micah Payne (guitar/vocals) to the group.

“An Atlas to Solutions” is a well crafted album. The musicianship is precise and exact and all instruments mix well with each other. The opening and title track ‘An Atlas to Solutions’ begins the song with attention grabbing lyrics and sounds. Throughout the album the lyrical consistency is prevalent and the vocals blend well with the drums, guitars and bass. The track ‘When She Needed Arms’ opens with a graceful melody leading into a song that has both really nice instrumentals and powerful lyrics. "An Atlas to Solutions" is a finely written album and Sean Massaro’s excellent vocal abilities are ever present in every single track, especially ‘When She Needed Arms.’

“An Atlas to Solutions” is a ten track album, borrowing two tracks, ‘A Liars Monologue’ and ‘Photo-Not-Graphing Emotions’ from 2006’s release, "A Liars Monologue." These two songs are re-mastered and sound a little different than they do on the past release.

With this new album, there an obvious extra effort has been made even though it only took twelve days to record. The three-part harmonies add depth to this album and the loud-soft mood swings define this band as one to watch out for in the future. From the time of their last release to now, a growing maturity is evident through the tracks. The only problem I found is that the songs often blend together and the change from one track to another is not really noticeable. That and all the songs sound pretty much the same except for a select few.

All the tracks have a definite radio friendly sound that I wouldn’t be surprised to hear on my local hit radio station. Overall, "An Atlas To Solutions" is a decent album, but definitely not first-rate.