I
originally reviewed New London Fire back in September when I took an interest
in their Kickstarter campaign. That campaign was successful, rewards have been
sent out, and now there is a new album, Echoes In The Dark.
My first
impression was that it is quietly beautiful; downbeat but not depressing.
That's not
a false impression, but of course with more listening more things come through.
That impression can be carried by the opening track, "California", and the gorgeous "My
Own", which has a video. It's just not all there is.
"Momma"
has strong blues-y notes, while "Walk and Then Run" has traces of
jive running through it. I don't know that I can defend this, but "Calling
Me Home" reminds me a little of Sgt. Pepper-ear Beatles. There are
all of these disparate elements, but they combine together, united by voice and
guitar, and it sounds like New London Fire.
One of my
favorite things about the band in general is that there will be these small,
subtle details enriching the song. That's here too. The best example of that
may be "I Got It Wrong". There's an interesting texture on "Hey
Ray".
I could go
over all twelve tracks, and point out interesting and cool things about them - it is well worth paying attention to lyrics - but
more of that would make this review feel very redundant, and the album does not
feel redundant, so that's probably the wrong way to go.
Perhaps I
should just return to quietly beautiful.
Echoes
In The Dark is
available through iTunes and Amazon.
"For
My Own" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBrN0_R7Yz0
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