Spiritwo - Primitive Township EP
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| Spiritwo - Primitive Township EP |
Release Date: 18th November 2013
There seems to be a bit of a
resurgence in the rock genre at the moment which is no bad thing but, as with
all genres, some is good and some is, well, not so good. Spiritwo are a London
based quartet fronted by renowned visual artist Yael Claire Shahmoon, a woman
with a compelling and enthrallingly dramatic vocal style. Opening track 'Soul
Mate' starts with a playful keyboard melody and delicate syncopated rhythm
before a chunky, bass heavy riff takes the song to a darker place. This is
dramatic, serious stuff with an almost theatrical bent to it which will appeal
to fans of Muse's more far-out ideas. 'Sometimes' sees Shahmoon exploring a
greater range of vocal styles from the operatic to the downright aggressive via
the likes of Kate Bush, PJ Harvey and Regina Spektor but, for me, this is the
kind of music I'd expect to hear in a sequel to the Phantom of the Opera, such
is it's over the top performance and, again, theatrical nature. Third and final
track, 'Dive Down', is a doomy, overblown piece of drama that features the odd,
almost childlike repeated refrain of "bare with me" followed by the
more sinister "I'll be your friend forever" and I'm just not sure
what these guys are going for. They clearly have talent and ideas in abundance
but they might do better not to try and cram them all in to every song so that
there is some space to let the songs breathe and be more subtle in their
delivery.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/spirittwo?fref=ts
Download/Listen Here: https://soundcloud.com/stop-press/sets/spiritwo-primitive-twinship-ep/s-TluPE