HOME

REVIEWS

- RSS Feed

SoundsXP Presents

To be announced

On Our iPod

Standard Fare - The Noyelle Beat (LP)

First Aid Kit - The Big Black and The Blue (LP)

Oh Dreamland - Who Cares? (LP)

Bear Driver Myspace

Spaghetti Anywhere - Gregory's Girl

Joanna Newsom - Have One On Me

The Fair Ohs/ Spectrals - split 7"

Summercats - Paperweight (Thee SPC download)

Freelance Whales - Generator 7"

Emma Pollock - The Law of Large Numbers

I Was A King - s/t

Pete & The Pirates - Jennifer 7"

Latest Forum Posts

Album Review

Telegraphs
We Were Ghosts Small Town Records

Article written by Mary B - Jun 26, 2009

This album was recorded on a mountainside in Snowdonia. Yeah it was. And the acclaimed producer Dave Eringa was responsible for it. It should be great right? It should have reached the peak of music perfection right? (I promise that is the only pun you will find in this review).

The first track, 'The Argument' is not promising. It sounds like soft rock with predictable lyrics. The second track, 'We dance in slow motion' is a lot more promising. There is a nice build up of drum beats over more memorable words. And then it kind of slides into predictability territory again. It is all quite disappointing because the song titles seem so inviting. 'Notes From An Exit Station' and 'Eyes Stitched On' suggest that there may be some intelligent, impressive tracks on here but I struggle to find them. 'I Don't Navigate By You' is a good little number but it is one of few. In fact out of the eleven tracks on here, only two I would listen to again through choice. Interestingly enough, 'I Don't Navigate By You' is a female vocal driven track. Perhaps this is the problem. I am not too keen on the male vocals. They are competent but they do not engage me on any level.

And actually I am amazed to read in the press release that 'their smouldering lyrical content is made all the more poignant by the fact that these songs were written and recorded in the dwindling days of their relationship'! Quite. This squashes the theory that tragedy can lead to masterpieces.

Apparently 'if there's a God, it will sell like hot cakes'. This atheist can confirm that they will never reach the dizzy heights of musical genius/popularity unless they climb the mountain again.

Links:
http://www.myspace.com/telegraphs

Share |

LATEST FEATURE