Ooooooh here we have a band with a nice twist. The song "And She Would darken The Memory" is odd. It starts with a mulch of commerically viable Editors-esque noises that instinctively bring on a bout of yawning. We are hearing too much of this right now.
However, James Graham's (vocals) thick Glaswegian accent stubbornly cuts through, and then the song blossoms into a huge Mogwai-inspired burst of colour, stopping the listener in their tracks.
The brilliance of THE TWILIGHT SAD shines out on the B-Side, "That Summer, At Home I Had Become The Invisible Boy".
The Ivor Cutler-esque lyrical poetry sets a bizarre landscape, offset by the gradual swell of the music, that builds into something majestic and beautiful. In line with Ivor Cutler's brand of surrealism, Graham sings "The kids are on fire in the bedroom" as if it is the most normal thing on earth. The music continues to swirl and the listener is momentarily catapulted outside of reality.
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By the end of this song, I love this band. I think they are genius. I also suspect that their album and live performances will range from the deliciously psychedelic to the full-on weird, and will be loud enough to burst your carotid arteries. But we shall have to wait and see for that...
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