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Soley Mourning
ZAIRE CODE 7 24.10.11 @www.vanguard-online.co.uk
I’m always amazed at how you stumble across things that can make a real impact on your outlook on life, a choice made here, a decision there. Well, inserting a different CD into the computer from the intended one brought me to listen to Soley Mourning, I was expecting a female fronted rock band from the North East and instead I got an earful of Bluesy West Midlands rock in possibly its finest form. This little mistake was one of the best I’ve ever made, Soley Mourning are my type of band, passion driven blues infused rock where all the pieces of the puzzle come together to make something truly outstanding. From the opening riffs of ‘Deadman’s Town’ with its Audioslave style opening salvo, Zaire is an album that would appeal to anyone who likes their music drenched in guitar charged melodies, gritty vocals and hard hitting lyrics. This is the bands third release since their debut in 2006 and its clearly evident that they have perfected their craft on the previous releases to deliver a career breaking album, there is no padding here, all the tracks deliver from the funky undertones and anthemic chorus’s of ‘She’s Gonna Make Shine’ through the gritty realism on ‘Groundhog Saturday’ with its stop start backing track and brutally honest lyrics. But for me, the real gem of the album is the final track off the album, the wonderfully titled ‘But If Defeat Was Ever Glorious’ that takes its time to build into a closing track that is both powerful and poignant with a solo guitar riff that cuts straight through your soul. Shell out £5 for this album and it will be the best decision that you ever made, because on the evidence of Zaire, Soley Mourning are destined for greatness. As for the original album I was going to review, the stakes have just been raised. www.soleymourning.com |
