Friday, 30 January 2015

We have a winner

Known - Learnt from Arcane is the first album of 2015 to make the 'Shiela's recent favourite albums' playlist.

Here is great songwriting and a great timeless sound. Definitely proggy, a good range of styles, songs that twist and turn with unexpected things around the corners - it all keeps the ear interested. Driving riffs / double bass pedals through to acoustic guitar and piano. (though I'm not such a big fan of some of the more ponderous stuff). Bit of an epic orchestral sound in there at times too.

It's always good to hear a vocalist who can really sing - I'm an old-fashioned gal. Jim Grey really has a good voice which I'll enjoy listening to much more of.



I love it when a band makes an effort with the artwork - in the vinyl days, this would be a double-album with a gatefold sleeve and this graphic would be printed 12" square. (Eyes go dreamy...)


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