Title: The trials of Van Occupanther
Artiste: Midlake
Genre: Progressive Folk
Familiarity: Zero
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Track 1(Love) Holy good crap! This is excellent from the word go! Love the melody, the voice is great, the whole structure of the thing is incredible. Four guitarists equals one superb wall of sound.
Track 2(Love) Quite Beatlesesque in its way; laidback and dreamy
Track 3(Love) Three for three so far. This is another great track, led by some sprightly piano, and with vocal harmonies that would make the Eagles envious!
Track 4(Love) Slower track, lovely flute work, another winner.
Track 5(Love) Now some lovely violin, then a drumbeat like a train approaching the station. This album just keeps getting better, and shows no signs of changing that.
Track 6(Love) Still showing no signs of deteriorating. Love the piano in this.
Track 7(Love) Gorgeous little pastoral acoustic tune – oh, okay: it got more intense. Still beautiful. Love this.
Track 8(Love) There has not been one single thing I have even slightly disliked about this album so far.
Track 9(Love) Uptempo, great piano, superb vox, just another perfect track. Absolutely ****ing love this. Oh man! That guitar solo!
Track 10(Love) Another great acoustic ballad with some clever wordplay and excellent vocal harmonies.
Track 11(Love) And a super little closing track.
End result: Having had no idea what to expect coming into this, I must say I'm beyond impressed. This album has just totally floored me, kind of in the same was as Woodkid did. Looks like you score again, DWV!
So, Love or Hate? I have to make this a
True Love. It's just mandatory in the face of such greatness.
Chances of a full review: 10/10