One of the reasons that I love
blogging about music is that I absolutely crave the moments when an artist
and their music just suddenly makes sense and causes me to enthusiastically
tell everyone in earshot about it This happened to me yesterday with
Coach & Four. I first heard their new EP, The Great Escape,
last week when I was sent a link to download it, but to be honest it didn't
initially do anything for me. Then I had Winamp on random yesterday
and the band's song Hello Destroyer came on and completely knocked me
on my ass. It's weird how sometimes an awkward mood or a busy schedule
can make you completely miss out on amazing things. Perhaps I need to
revisit the download folder to see what other gems I have been ignoring.
Enjoy the music.
:Coach & Four - Hello Destroyer:
The first minute of this song totally slays me. The instruments
all roll in at different points to create a lush background for Brad
Stanfill's voice, which is so powerful that it pretty much demands for you
to sing-a-long or throw a fist in the air. Yet, Brad's voice is
not the highlight of the track, as that honor belongs to the pounding drums
and catchy guitar work that maintain the song's high level of tension in
which it carries throughout its three minute runtime.
:Coach & Four - Girl Arms Redux:
If you loved Hello Destroyer and are looking for more of the same
than this song is not for you. This is a much softer and tension free
electronic pop song that pretty much showcases what people mean by
genre-hopping. The good news is that the band makes this style of
music work just as well for them and I think it just goes to show how
talented they are. I can't wait to see what they have in store for us
in the future.
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John Laird -
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