According to the press blurb, 'The Campfires In Winter sound has previously been compared to the likes of Broken Social Scene, The Twilight Sad, and Coatbridge post rockers Kasule.' Now, I'm guessing that Kasule haven't made it very far beyond Coatbridge, and they're certainly a band I'm not familiar with and similarly, I suspect that CIW haven't yet strayed a million miles from their native Croy.
That may all change soon, though, and these small-town boys have a big sound. They describe themselves as Post-Rock Pop, and while there's not so much of the pop in evidence on the three tracks here (the shortest of which is five minutes in duration, hardly your 'classic pop' template), they do deliver a set of post-rock with meat (and, with such strongly accented vocals, a healthy portion of neaps and tatties oan the side).
'It's Been Months Now' builds to a perfectly-judged crescendo, while 'Then It Will Be Done...' drives and crackles with a desolate angst. As such, it's easy to see why Twilight Sad comparisons have been drawn, and they're entirely justified. Campfires In Winter might not be as good as the Sad, but they certainly show a lot of promise here, the songs carrying a real sincerity, passion and weight of emotion that could easily win them a substantial fanbase.
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They're intending to promote this debut EP (limited to just 50 hand-made CD copies) with a series of intimate gigs in the living rooms of their fans. The chances are, they'll be playing rather larger venues before the year's out.
The EP can be downloaded for free from http://campfiresinwinter.com
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