Accidents & Artifice
Reviews
Trent Kay
Reviewed 2010-12-11
Reviewed 2010-12-11
Better-than-your-average hobbit rock. Melancholy, dark melodic folk indie pop from the UK. Full band sound. Violins, acoustic guitars, light mournful male indie vox. Songs for (a) an ill-fated pilgrimage at sea, (b) a gypsy caravan, or (c) Ren Faire. An accomplished set piece.
RIYL: Midlake, Mumford & Sons, the Lord of the Rings soundtrack
try: 3, 1, 4, 2
no FCCs
1. sitar-type intro. balled-up beat. aggressive, moody folk. rich cello, twinkly guitar. earthy harmonies that go full-blown serenade in the chorus.
2. sudden and off-the-beat introductory verse that sounds like a sea shanty. at :50 in (3:27 to end), nice high-reg guitar roots the piece. cue: violins, ship-rocking slurred bass. really sweet melody.
3. haunty rapid fingerpicked melody that's masterfully interwoven with gradually added layers of instrumentation. deep violin.
4. trilly/tremolo drum-less ambience. crystal high-reg death cab vox. spare drums and violin 1:30 in morph the track into a bass-rooted, somber, slow pretty folk track. ends with a hypnotic plucked electric vamp. (note: the track title is the name of an order of fish. from the greek for "hollow spine".)
RIYL: Midlake, Mumford & Sons, the Lord of the Rings soundtrack
try: 3, 1, 4, 2
no FCCs
1. sitar-type intro. balled-up beat. aggressive, moody folk. rich cello, twinkly guitar. earthy harmonies that go full-blown serenade in the chorus.
2. sudden and off-the-beat introductory verse that sounds like a sea shanty. at :50 in (3:27 to end), nice high-reg guitar roots the piece. cue: violins, ship-rocking slurred bass. really sweet melody.
3. haunty rapid fingerpicked melody that's masterfully interwoven with gradually added layers of instrumentation. deep violin.
4. trilly/tremolo drum-less ambience. crystal high-reg death cab vox. spare drums and violin 1:30 in morph the track into a bass-rooted, somber, slow pretty folk track. ends with a hypnotic plucked electric vamp. (note: the track title is the name of an order of fish. from the greek for "hollow spine".)
Recent airplay
Rhyme Or Reason
Music Casserole — Mar 05, 2011
Dust Disturbed
The Independent Mind — Feb 10, 2011
Rhyme Or Reason
The Independent Mind — Feb 03, 2011
Coelacanth
No Waves In Paris — Jan 28, 2011
Coelacanth
The Independent Mind — Jan 27, 2011
Song For Laurie
The Independent Mind — Jan 24, 2011
Charting
2011-01-02 — 2011-03-06
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Mar 6 | 1 |
| Feb 13 | 1 |
| Feb 6 | 1 |
| Jan 30 | 3 |
| Jan 23 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Dust Disturbed | ||
| 2. | Song For Laurie | ||
| 3. | Rhyme Or Reason | ||
| 4. | Coelacanth |