BigOlFin17

Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint movement 3 - if there's not a direct influence then I will put my entire student loan on black. Clever, interlocking guitars and ostinatos that scratch your ears. But I'll tell you something that Reich had that these guys don't - bass. It feels to me like this is a group blended over their love for guitar so much that they doubled all their parts thinking it would fill the void. It doesn't. There's maybe 2 tracks with bass but ... read more

I don't believe it can be fathomed how much of a hold this man has on me. Since Louis Cole came up in my various discoveries I have never looked back. This project saw something new for him, writing and arranging for a full orchestra - that being the monstrous Metropole Orkest, led by conductor Jules Buckley.

There is nothing that states your presence quite like a Bach-esque overture, played by a 50+ piece orchestra with you on pipe organ and a choral outfit chanting your name in Latin. ... read more

If you were to search for a more singable yet more emotionally packed record in the last 10 years of the main stream, you couldn't. It's very entertaining at a constant rate, with quality production value and obviously characterful lyricism and vocals from Chappell. As vibrant as it is, it does start to bore me right at the end, but not too considerably. There's some quality synth work, some great bass and a really good range between ballad style tunes and energetic anthems. The ... read more

It's left me craving more. More what you may ask? More good music from other sources. That was maybe harsh, but the whole tracklist really could've had some more variation. There was only ever really one sound, and while of course some tracks were better than others, they all had the common ground of a pretty dull experience. Little Secrets was more fun and groovy than the rest, while Eyes As Candles and Sleepyhead were more undesirable than the rest. The singers voice has it's ... read more