Music Review: The Church - Untitled #23
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Written by Greg Barbrick
Published April 27, 2009
Absolutely mesmerizing. I had no idea The Church still had a record like this in them. Untitled #23 is hands down their best since Heyday, and it gives that one a run for the money. I was so floored I began composing this review before the disc even ended.
One of the things that makes these songs so good is their textured sound. The majestic pop of “Already Yesterday” or “Under The Milky Way” was a thing of beauty, no question. But that style dated very quickly, which is one of the reasons they had such difficulty following up their early success.
The atmospheres The Church toyed with back in the day have now fully matured. Untitled #23 is a dark dream of a record, hypnotic almost. The opening track “Cobalt Blue” draws the listener in immediately. With Marty Willson-Piper’s chiming guitars framing Steve Kilbey’s haunting refrain “Let it go, let it go” the results are riveting.
To read the rest of Greg's review on Blogcritics go here:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2009/04/27/011052.php
To check out the band go here: http://www.myspace.com/thechurchbandofficial
Note: The song in the video above isn't the one being reviewed by Greg in his article but it was what I could find (Mike).
Published April 27, 2009
Absolutely mesmerizing. I had no idea The Church still had a record like this in them. Untitled #23 is hands down their best since Heyday, and it gives that one a run for the money. I was so floored I began composing this review before the disc even ended.
One of the things that makes these songs so good is their textured sound. The majestic pop of “Already Yesterday” or “Under The Milky Way” was a thing of beauty, no question. But that style dated very quickly, which is one of the reasons they had such difficulty following up their early success.
The atmospheres The Church toyed with back in the day have now fully matured. Untitled #23 is a dark dream of a record, hypnotic almost. The opening track “Cobalt Blue” draws the listener in immediately. With Marty Willson-Piper’s chiming guitars framing Steve Kilbey’s haunting refrain “Let it go, let it go” the results are riveting.
To read the rest of Greg's review on Blogcritics go here:
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2009/04/27/011052.php
To check out the band go here: http://www.myspace.com/thechurchbandofficial
Note: The song in the video above isn't the one being reviewed by Greg in his article but it was what I could find (Mike).
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