Wolves of Winter –
The Thaw (single)
This delicate,
piano-led ballad utilises some mellow ambient sounds, lovely cello
parts and atmospheric guitar drones to create a beautiful soundscape.
The band have used the post-production stage to great effect, with
plenty of swooshing delays and noise swells, but the song itself is
maybe a little unvaried to truly hold your attention for its
duration. Still, it's definitely worth checking out.
The Thaw is available here.
Penfold – Hindsight &
Regrets EP
The production on this
hurts my ears but if you can see past that, there's potential here.
While Echoes and After This Night work from an unappetising pop-punk
blueprint, opener Just One Day is excellent. Closing track Before We
Fall is very enjoyable too and, for some strange reason, reminds me
of Gold Against The Soul-era Manics. As I said before, potential.
Penfold launch the EP in Bannermans, Edinburgh tonight (w/ So Many Animal Calls and Lionhall) 8pm, £5
Capitals – All These
Years (single)
The Edinburgh lads are
back with some more dancy electro-pop, and once again it's terrific.
All These Years builds up very with some glitchy breakbeats before
repeating its rather catchy chorus once again. B-side Ode To An End
is wildly different. Sitting somewhere alongside The Son(s) and the
quieter moments of The Spinto Band, it's the aural equivalent of a
summer breeze.
All These Years is released on Monday 4th June.
Fin.
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