I will confess, I know very little about the band, just having come across the album that released last summer, but I'm looking forward to procuring some of their older albums.
I must say that this album tickles my country bone - a feat not easily done. While I would not classify the group in that particular genre, the lyrics and bass rhythms produce a feeling of sitting in a rocking chair with a glass of lemonade on a back porch. I think the track "January Wedding" best illustrates this.
While the album does have that country undertone, there are some blatantly pop/rock vibes as well. My favorite track so far, "Kick Drum Heart" is a testament to that with its lively beats, catchy chorus, and screamed lines. The last two minutes of "The Perfect Space" is similar.
And I can't not talk about the lyrics. My favorite lines so far are the sort of philosophical statement, "Ain't it like most people, I'm no different, we love to talk on things we don't know about," from "Ten Thousand Words" and (me being all girly here) "She's talking to me with her voice down so low I barely hear her, but I know what she's saying. I understand because my heart and hers are the same," in "January Wedding." My heart just melts!
This album also demonstrates some plain, pure, and purdy instrumental (and vocal for that matter) melodies. I do love the piano's presence and the smooth violin parts. They contrast and yet fit with the rock/country rhythms. All in all, I've listened to the album a dozen times, and I keep discovering new reasons to love it.
No comments:
Post a Comment