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Glasgow. Late '90s.
5 guys emerge from the Scottish underground venues with a band that harks back to the modern hard-rock tradition: Smashing Pumpkins and Muse above all, but, a conditio sine qua non for considering it a great band, they offer much of their own.
"Sleep And Release" was released in 2003 and quickly became a cult album on the European indie scene.
The ten songs on this album, which impresses right from the cover, form a truly impactful record. The impression is that nothing is left to chance: slow and heavy songs alternate with impeccable precision so that upon hearing one song, you'll already imagine the next one. Let this not be misunderstood: there's little or nothing predictable and boring in this work.
An album with very few flaws (see under: a few too many screamings from a metal band with a breathless voice) and very enjoyable. The standout tracks are "Black Path," reminiscent of "Tonight" from Billy Corgan's former cheerful company, and "Wood" with a great bass groove.
What is striking is the incredible technical craftsmanship of these musicians: bass and drums are magnificent, and the addition of a string section makes the sound very compact and refined.
A band that many will probably continue not to hear about due to their choice to remain as anonymous as possible, but, ladies and gentlemen, this is an album that deserves it. One of the best of 2003.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Indiscretion #243 (03:43)
I'm listening like my father
Told me how to
And burning like my brother
Always knew I would
I admit these strong defences
All around you, yeah
Check, check, check
Turn your face to the wall and laugh
The chains we wore
Are breaking up the wall
Forget my indescretions
These looks and my confessions
So praise the Lord
Way up high
Is it good to feel alright
So praise the Lord
His priests defy
02 Black Path (03:53)
It's time to follow the black path
And come tommorow you won't laugh alone
Faced down you can see the ground turn
From green and red, black to grey
Where everyone becomes afraid of you
To find your journey on the black path
The darkest Sunday from your own past
Right now, I can see the ground turn
From green and red, black to grey
Where everyone becomes afraid of you
If you're the one
If you're the one
If you're the one
If you're the one
If you're the one
If you're the one
If you're the one
See how blasphemous laugh can be
See how blasphemous laugh can be
See how blasphemous laugh can be
See how blasphemous laugh can be
08 In Gratitude (04:52)
It is dangerous
To put this into words
But I'm alright
Close to fulfilment
I miss you
I miss you
And anyway
I just wanted to show you
A muse now
Empty and sinking
Lost
In gratitude
In gratitude
It is dangerous
To put into words
But I know in time
We'll get out of this mess
We'll get out of this mess
And anyway
I just wanted to show you
Some happiness
I wanted to show you the stars
I want to show you the stars
And we'll break up
Just hit the ground running
Just hit the ground running, I know
Just hit the ground running
And we'll break up
Just hit the ground running
Just hit the ground running
Just hit the ground running
That's when we'll break up
Just hit the ground running
Just hit the ground running, I know
Just hit the ground running
And then we'll stop
09 A Winter's Discord (06:32)
Finally I have had enough Just one last journey to your island Where there's no peace And some kind of useless love Wrapped in a whistle That I'll never know One last chance to hide upstairs To watch gentle lights from the window Maybe I'm wrong Maybe I've always been Stronger to question All I hold as true You've seen more than this Seen more than this Seen more than this Black eye Black eye above Black eye above Black eye above me Better free than saved Better free than saved But I'm always afraid to kill But I'm always afraid to kill
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