Strike The Colours
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Once again thinking back to that night in March I am pleased to report that ‘Strike the Colours’ (Jo Mango’s second support act) are, simply put, magic! As I said before, these are heartfelt songs delivered with modesty and skill.
The extra dimension of being backed with a band heightens the majesty of the songs and StC have managed the rare trick of sounding EXACTLY like Scotland. Only ‘Sons and Daughters’ and ‘Emer’ can also claim this. The Proclaimers too, but that goes without saying!
‘Bare Legs in a Storm’ is a haunting tune, it sounds like an elderly ghost visiting a child in a fairytale. ‘Strangernight’ is a slightly more straightforward affair but it makes full use of Jenny Reeve’s powerful vocals and the floating production helps it transcend other bands’ recordings. Standout track is ‘Safety in Numbers’, ironically the only song recorded without the band. The chorus melody is just beautiful: it pulls forward, raises the song to a new height and let’s you look back on the countryside – the Stealth Bomber of song writing!
>> Russell Moore
www.strikethecolours.com
www.myspace.com/strikethecolours
Once again thinking back to that night in March I am pleased to report that ‘Strike the Colours’ (Jo Mango’s second support act) are, simply put, magic! As I said before, these are heartfelt songs delivered with modesty and skill.
The extra dimension of being backed with a band heightens the majesty of the songs and StC have managed the rare trick of sounding EXACTLY like Scotland. Only ‘Sons and Daughters’ and ‘Emer’ can also claim this. The Proclaimers too, but that goes without saying!
‘Bare Legs in a Storm’ is a haunting tune, it sounds like an elderly ghost visiting a child in a fairytale. ‘Strangernight’ is a slightly more straightforward affair but it makes full use of Jenny Reeve’s powerful vocals and the floating production helps it transcend other bands’ recordings. Standout track is ‘Safety in Numbers’, ironically the only song recorded without the band. The chorus melody is just beautiful: it pulls forward, raises the song to a new height and let’s you look back on the countryside – the Stealth Bomber of song writing!
>> Russell Moore
www.strikethecolours.com
www.myspace.com/strikethecolours
