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| Hollow Giants - Dreams/Fears |
Hollow Giants – Dreams/Fears
Two men, one garage, an iPhone
and an eight track to record a song on. That’s all you need to make rock’n’roll
and even then the iPhone is a luxury! The beauty and simplicity of this song is
the imposing urgency coupled with gratifying immediacy created by two guys
doing something the utterly believe in. The hypnotic drums keep coming with
such relentlessness that you can almost see the concentration on the sticksman’s
face as he maintains that ferocious horse galloping rhythm. From somewhere deep
inside that rhythmic drumming comes a swirling, fuzzed up guitar line that is
dripping in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club but also reminds me of Achtung Baby era
U2 and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Finally come the vocals, all
frustrated restraint and gritted teeth that suggest the garage they recorded
this in was mighty cold. Plainly speaking, this is rough around the edges and
there are things that could be better but the heart and soul is there for
anyone to see. A little like finding a dirty, mangy cat mewling at the bottom
of your garden – not much to look at by something in those dark brown eyes
tells you to take it in, clean it up and the rewards will be plentiful. There’s
your quote – Hollow Giants are like a mangy cat that you should adopt.
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