‘Until The Earth Begins To Part’ is the debut album from hotly tipped
Scottish seven piece Broken Records, and it is a thing of majestic
wide-screen wonder with moments of fragile beauty.
The sheer ambition of their sound has brought comparisons with Arcade
Fire, but to these ears there is more warmth to these songs than those of
their Canadian counterparts. Singer Jamie Sutherland has a glorious
soaring voice, capable of just the right level of emotional bombast to suit
the accompanying bass, violin, mandolin, cello, accordion, trumpet, piano,
ukelele, drums and glockenspiel !
Signed to 4AD ( home to such mercurial talents as TV On The Radio and
The National ) they clearly have a big future ahead of them. Yet charm-
ingly they all pack into the same transit van, pile up in small hotel rooms
and cook for themselves. With a group spirit like that they can only
succeed.
Released on 4AD – June 1st
Oi Va Voi
Travelling The Face Of The Globe
Once in a while an album comes along which, by virtue of its blend of
native instrumentation, melody and contemporary electronica, creates an
unique musical landmark. Like ‘La Revencha del Tango’ by The Gotan
Project, ‘Travelling The Face of The Globe’ should soon be ubiquitous
listening.
Oi Va Voi, Yiddish for ‘Oh my God !, weave a special magic from Eastern
European folk rhythms and f_iery gypsy stomp ; clarinet, trumpet and violin
bringing refreshing aural spice to big tuneful songs. But it is the gorgeous
purity of Bridgette Amofahs’ vocals that run like tinsel through the music.
Sometimes mournful, always passionate, these songs run a thread from an
arcane gypsy f_ireside to the dancef_loor of tomorrow.
Out in June on Oi Va Voi
http://www.myspace.com/oivavoi
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