Western Education has been a breath of fresh air.
The indie rock band from Lowell, Massachusetts is achingly
earnest. This is helped by the pleading inflections that seem to come naturally
to singer Greg Alexandropoulos's voice, but that is not the only factor. The
instruments do unusual things. Sometimes it reminds me of jangle, sometimes
slack-key guitar, but it can give a magical tone to the songs. This can be
heard especially well on "Loyal Satellite".
"Peace" is a truly beautiful song, with
lyrics that make you think. "Geneva" is a departure
from most of their songs in tone, and yet it still seems to fit."Young Love" is their most triumphant.
Overall, this was just really good listening. I'm
glad they put themselves on my radar.
Recommended.
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