I must admit to not following the career of Reverend & The Makers that closely but with the release of the slight psych driven new album ‘Mirrors’ that is all about to change.
This is the band’s fifth album and was recorded at 2 Fly Studios in Sheffield and Geejam Studios in Jamaica. The contrasts of those two very different places reflect in wide array of music styles on the record from, the psych rock of ‘Black Widow’ and title track ‘Mirrors’ to a Clash like ‘Stuck on You’ to ballads like The Beach and the Sea.
The special CD & DVD version of Mirrors is available with a film by director Roger Sargent, filmed in Jamaica to accompany each song on the album. All formats of the album also include a twenty-three minute dub version of Mirrors (Overproof Dub by Youth) and bonus radio versions of three of the album tracks.
The album really does evoke the care and attention to detail that all the above activity describes. ‘El Cabrera’ is only 1.17 minutes of Tijuana brass but that drifts seamlessly into the garage rock of ‘Blue’. This is followed by the spiky new single ‘Mr Glassalfempty’ Singer Jon McClure says of the song. “It's about a bloke we know who is a right misery guts. The video was the only one we didn't have anything for out in Jamaica so we did it in my kitchen. Both Joe and myself needed a shave and so we shot each frame at different stages of facial fuzz and sent the results to Roger Sargent. What he came back with was awesome.”
A very engaging and varied album and one well worth adding to your collection!
Pete
9/11
Reverend & The Makers are on the road for a twelve-date UK tour in November and December.
NOVEMBER
FRI 13th Manchester Ritz
SAT 14th Sheffield Academy
MON 16th Wolverhampton Wulfurn
TUE 17th Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms
Wed 18th London Koko
FRI 20th Leeds Stylus
SAT 21st Liverpool Academy 1
SUN 22nd Glasgow King Tuts
WED 25th Newcastle Riverside
THU 26th Bristol Bierkeller
FRI 27th Lowestoft Aquarium
DECEMBER
THU 3rd Nottingham Rock City