One of the best albums of 2011 comes from a sextet from
Following on from some lovely EPs, which came out earlier in the year with handma
This is one of those very rare albums that lifts the hairs on the back of your neck, and from the first listen sounds just perfect. The Last Town Chorus had a similar effect back in 2006, with the ’Wire Waltz’ album.
Hazel Wil
‘Lungs Quicken’ opens the album with an ambient feel before Hazel’s sublime vocals take effect. Adam takes lead vocals on ‘If I've Been Unkind’. After these ten minutes have passed free free to fall in love with this record on ‘Keep on Trying’.
Don’t think the whole album is celestial either. ‘A Kingdom’ is an up tempo song even though it is inspired by a book of letters sent home by WW2 soldiers. The album actually contains eleven won
By rights, with this album and the constant touring the band seem to be un
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Band
Hazel Wil
Adam Sykes – vocals, guitar, banjo, piano
Paul Gregory – guitar
Oliver Ketteringham – drums, piano, synth, glockenspiel
Sarah Kemp – violin
Brendan Sykes – bass
Songs
Lungs Quicken
If I've Been Unkind
Keep On Trying
Ships In The Rain
A Kingdom
The Places We Call Home
Blanket Of Leaves
Tricks
You're Almost There
I Love You, Sleepyhead
Not Going Back To The Harbour
2011
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