The Cost : Music Review
July 5th 2008 02:21
The Cost
The Frames
With this excellent release I hope The Frames will be noticed by a larger audience and appreciated for the nothing short of compelling outfit they are. Never too heavy, never lightweight, this is a very cool album full of songs that don’t sound derivative but fit comfortably into the down and dirty neo-folk/rock genre that’s been emerging over the past decade. Outstanding tracks include The Cost, Sad Songs, The side you never get to see and Bad Bone. Thing is, each song is delivered so well with such skillful production this whole album is great.
‘The Cost’ could very well prove to be The Frames most iconic album yet. Often songs that play out as genuinely personal run the risk of sounding indulgent but there is none of that here despite deeply felt notions contained in some very well developed lyrics. Not very far from the likes of Crosby, Stills and Nash with shades of Cat Stevens, The Frames have achieved a great vigor in the sound they have created on this album.
Stirring arrangements that rise out of uncomplicated melodies lift the sophisticated narratives presented far beyond the average. There is a palpable primitive intensity contained in some of these tracks. Title track, The Cost, uses steely distortion and a slow rock delivery to grow a sense of bleak premonition.
There isn’t a single thing to complain about here, to appreciate the album you just have to appreciate the genre. Even so, if you don’t get into post-rock or neo-folk/rock this isn’t a bad album to test run at all. However if you are from the growing tribe who’re sick of Detroit garage derivatives that stay on the unplugged end of the curve without managing to improve or develop chances are ‘The Cost’ will really float your boat.
David Jobling
Track listing
1. Song for Someone
2. Falling Slowly
3. People Get Ready
4. Rise
5. When Your Mind's Made Up
6. Sad Songs
7. The Cost
8. True
9. The Side You Never Get to See
10. Bad Bone
The Frames
With this excellent release I hope The Frames will be noticed by a larger audience and appreciated for the nothing short of compelling outfit they are. Never too heavy, never lightweight, this is a very cool album full of songs that don’t sound derivative but fit comfortably into the down and dirty neo-folk/rock genre that’s been emerging over the past decade. Outstanding tracks include The Cost, Sad Songs, The side you never get to see and Bad Bone. Thing is, each song is delivered so well with such skillful production this whole album is great.
‘The Cost’ could very well prove to be The Frames most iconic album yet. Often songs that play out as genuinely personal run the risk of sounding indulgent but there is none of that here despite deeply felt notions contained in some very well developed lyrics. Not very far from the likes of Crosby, Stills and Nash with shades of Cat Stevens, The Frames have achieved a great vigor in the sound they have created on this album.
Stirring arrangements that rise out of uncomplicated melodies lift the sophisticated narratives presented far beyond the average. There is a palpable primitive intensity contained in some of these tracks. Title track, The Cost, uses steely distortion and a slow rock delivery to grow a sense of bleak premonition.
There isn’t a single thing to complain about here, to appreciate the album you just have to appreciate the genre. Even so, if you don’t get into post-rock or neo-folk/rock this isn’t a bad album to test run at all. However if you are from the growing tribe who’re sick of Detroit garage derivatives that stay on the unplugged end of the curve without managing to improve or develop chances are ‘The Cost’ will really float your boat.
David Jobling
Track listing
1. Song for Someone
2. Falling Slowly
3. People Get Ready
4. Rise
5. When Your Mind's Made Up
6. Sad Songs
7. The Cost
8. True
9. The Side You Never Get to See
10. Bad Bone
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