Vagrant available on November 20 2014 from Amazon for $18.98
UPC bar code 601091071612 ξ1 registered November 20 2014
Product category is Audio
Manufacturered by Vagrant
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Product weight is 0.59 lbs.
Vinyl LP pressing. 2012 sophomore album from the British rockers. By the time they reached Rockfield, the legendary residential studio in Wales, the band were primed to road-test the new material, playing a handful of US dates in a break from the album sessions. A performance at the Bonnaroo festival went on to shape the album's character. "The new songs went down so well there we decided to incorporate some of the mistakes and mishaps into the studio versions," says Marsden. "We had Ian Davenport, jumping on top of our Fender amps to recreate one bit where the reverb was crackling and making weird noises. All the gear still had the dust and mud on it from the festival, so the dirt was there: a bit of filth from the road that made it onto the record."
Being a huge fan of their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey, I have been eagerly anticipating this release and I can happily say I'm pretty keen on it. It's a little more on the softer side than the first album, so my only gripe would be that I found myself from time to time missing that harder bluesy southern edginess that got me hooked initially. But every band has to keep moving forward, it feels like a logical progression and after a few plays I'm equally addicted to it.I've seen them in Williams..
When they rock, as they do on tracks "Sweet Sour", "The Devil Takes Care Of His Own", and "Lies", Band Of Skulls are at their best. The mellow tunes have some nice melodies and vocals, but tracks like "Lay My Head Down" are just plain boring. Musically this band is pretty solid, lyrically not so much. The chorus is most always the song title repeated three or four times, not much as far as catchy hooks go. In any case, they are still a decent band and worth a listen. They remind me alot of The Kills.
Best album of the year so far, ingredients: little bit of Jack White / Smashing Pumkins / Led Zeppelin / Beatles - fresh new sounds, strong brew, great guitar-sound.
