I believe
if you enjoy Bruce Springsteen, you will enjoy The Black Sea.
It feels
weird for me to say that. Although I have been gaining an appreciation for him
lately, I'm not really a fan of the Boss. However, The Black Sea reminds me of
him, and I nonetheless enjoy them.
It started
with the first song I heard, "Now That We're Alone". It was a double
punch. The music does some neat things with building and softening and is
really well-constructed, so there is excitement, but there is also real
poignancy from the lyrics, and it all works together.
I started
noticing the resemblance to Springsteen later. There is a grittiness to the
music, not only in the vocals, but also I think in the way the guitars are
tuned. So there is that blue collar feel, though coming out of Leeds instead of New Jersey. There is still that feeling of
being downtrodden, but not out.
Because of
the reviews, I am always listening to at least two bands, which I like, but
some weeks are more of a joy than others. This week was pretty good. I thought
of giving them the Song of the Day today too, but I think it makes more sense
to do that later.
Right now
the band seems to be focusing more on getting gigs than on selling music. I
have been doing my listening mostly via Soundcloud, which has five songs
available. Check them out.
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