'Confess' by Twin Shadow is fast becoming one of my albums of the year.
Ok, I know it's not out 'til next month but I couldn't resist my mate's copy. To be fair, the iTunes version has an extra track called 'Get What You Want' which sounds superb so I'll definitely be purchasing it.
What can I say, it's really good. I wasn't that impressed on the first couple of listens - it seemed pretty forgettable and there was anything quite as catchy as 'Five Seconds'. The thing is, I've found myself putting it on repeatedly and it's growing on me with every listen.
It's got a BIG sound which sets it apart from 'Forget' but the songs on here are fantastic. Take track two - 'You Can Call Me On' - the growling 80s guitar with touches of synth make it seem like it feature in the soundtrack to 'Top Gun'. The chorus get me shouting along every time.
Then you've got 'Run My Heart' which is pure joy too. This one is more mellow but it's saturated with the kind of romance which wouldn't be out of place in any movie where the guy realises he's fucked up with the girl you just know he's going to have to win back. Cinematic music is an understatement here. I love the way it fades out with the piano solo for dramatic effect.
The there's the cathartic 'Beg For The Night' which builds towards a brilliant ending. The chorus just smashes in on this one, every time and the throbbing guitar is ace.
It probably says a lot about me that three of my albums of the year are heavily indebted to 80s music ('Kill for Love' and 'Something' by Chairlift are in there too) but seriously, this is a really good album.
Seriously, I'm interested to know what DiS gives this because it's clearly an 8/10 album at least - in my opinion.
Cracking stuff.
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agreed
this /\ all this. well put.
George Lewis Jr has a way with building to a chorus, getting the whole song inside, filling you up with it before overloading you with the payoff.
His lyrics are pretty great too, and he can shred.
I'm a total fanboy.
How I wish I had a ticket to his show a week on Wednesday.
Haven't heard the new album, but Five Seconds is one of my singles of the year (along with Jai Paul's Jasmine). And the video for it is pretty exciting.
Confess > Forget?
Didn't know it had leaked
but his debut was absolutely one of the best albums of the last couple of years.
You rascal! *shakes fist*
Loved Forget, absolutely rinsed it.
Been listening to 5 Seconds a lot, really looking forward to the new album. Prob gonna wait to buy the CD.
Think this, Tamaryn and the Soft Moon are my biggest favourites over the past couple of years. Not the most groundbreaking music but gets the most visceral enjoyment.
Tamaryn said she'll have a new album out very soon as well
I'm sure it will be great
but what's up with that cover?
I KNOW! What a terrible cover. I hope it's the unofficial-piracy-leak-cover.
(Haven't heard [or downloaded] this. But I'm sure looking forward to this.
'Tyrant Destroyed' is still my favourite
The first minute of that record is just perfect.
Loved Forget
so I'm looking forward to this one, have had Castles in the Snow on repeat a lot recently, great tune. Also his songs sound great live, definitely see him if you get the chance.
five seconds has 4.8 thousand likes on hypem
i picked up on castles in the snow in oct but hadn't heard the rest. they're very tight
Really liked Forget
But Confess didn't blow me away on 1st listen, hoping it will grow on me.
it really truly is!
'Run My Heart' sounds like 'Echo Beach' set to stun.
Whole thing is so gorgeous that I can't bring myself to commit me feelings about it to typed words.
'tis enjoyable
but it feels too empty and almost too obvious to be enduring. His candid expression, which feels right on trend, doesn't quite land with me, leading it to be a little pellucid.
empty?
uh huh.
Pellucid - one of my favourite words
translucently clear - I like pellucid things. Like Debussy's Images perhaps?
The 'hidden track' after Be Mine Tonight
is by far my favourite on this album.
Also the way he sings on the first verse of I Don't Care reminds me of Apologise by OneRepublic.
Listened to it 3 or 4 times
5 Seconds is still head and shoulders above everything else.
Be Mine Tonight is pretty good. At the moment it feels enjoyable but doesn't have the hooks or slow seduction of Forget. It's pretty gung ho.
I listened to the last Neon Indian album and was kinda thinking how much better it was than this album. Obviously they're a bit different, but there are some parallels in the precious vocal delivery, the 80's influence and the pop hooks.
See how it fares after a few more listens.
^absolutely not this
much more consistent than Forget and doesn't drag like Forget does (a bit). Extremely well paced and I can't even separate the tracks out in my head at the moment because the whole album works so well as a whole. Anyway, probably one of my top 5 albums of the year so far.
Was a bit unimpressed by Neon Indian's effort, to be honest.
This is in another league IMO.
lansing-drieden would clean up if they'd only just formed, innit
Still listening to this beauty.
Absolutely brilliant album.
There's just no other way to put it. Thank God for this because after the disappointment that was APTBS's 'Worship', I was ready to lose hope of hearing a really great album in the foreseeable future (Wild Nothing's sophomore isn't out 'til August and I'm not overly taken by what I've heard from that either).
Blackjack_Bauer, I agree with you - 'Mirror in the Dark' (the hidden track) is so good it just should have been on the album. As I've said before, the extra iTunes bonus track 'Get What You Want' sound really good from the preview.
I predict NME magazine will give it a lukewarm review. If so, it is then confirmed as an album of the year - anointed by God, pretty much.
I really like Worship
the title track sounds like Godzilla stomping about. The whole thing sounds amazing and I like that it is leaner and less wild.
Was expecting it be a bit flat after the mediocre EP,
but it's actually very good. Like the new guitar sound, almost sounds like Felt.
Get The Lost Rivers' 'Sin & Lostness'.
You'll feel sad 'cause APTBS used to be that good.
In fact, I'm not sure they were - they were almost as good though.
Nope, blatant APTBS copyists without the songs
Sure they'd be a spectacle live, but on record they seem pretty average to me
An opinion.
It's wrong, but it's an opinion non the less.
The Lost Rivers have clearly done an LP debut which is better than 'Worship' - seriously, that's almost indisputable.
We could discuss whether it's better than 'Exploding Head' or the debut and that would be an interesting discussion to have malick but The Lost Rivers' effort is so far away from "average", I'm tempted to believe you're listening to the wrong record.