Attic Lights
>> Shiver The Trees
The Lick likes Attic Lights. Way back in the depths of autumnal 2005 we were ‘big upping’ the debut ep and fawning over the beautiful slices of summer country pop the band is so adept at making. And perfectly correct we were too!
Shiver the Trees is an ep of fantastic quality. Each song sounds like a mashed-up Ouiji-board midnight jam between Gram Parsons and Carl Wilson. First track ‘Martin’ is tuned to the sound of the soul with spellbound harmonies countered by the gentle lilt of slide guitar. This is the sound the Thrills so often get wrong. ‘Wendy’ has more of a Ryan Adams swagger to it - the potential soundtrack to a post-brawl dive bar somewhere in the deepest south; you can picture the crowd hollering ‘Wendy, Wendy it’s over!’ as they nurse their cuts.
Alongside the ep is a preview of some new songs. Despite the ‘demo’ nature of some recordings there is a sense of some broader song writing in the offing. Some Crazy Horse dynamics are creeping in with heavier drum sounds and stark rhythms on ‘Bring You Down’. There is also some punch-drunk psychedelic charm and sparse desert arrangement evident in ‘Lock Me Out’.
In short, Attic Lights has taken the high water mark set by the first ep and eclipsed it. The new ep (and sneak previews of new tracks) is proof that this is a band steeped in quality influences. This is a band that has the talent and foresight to make unmistakeably relevant music while paying heartfelt tribute to the patrons of this magical sound.
>> Russell Moore
The Lick likes Attic Lights. Way back in the depths of autumnal 2005 we were ‘big upping’ the debut ep and fawning over the beautiful slices of summer country pop the band is so adept at making. And perfectly correct we were too!
Shiver the Trees is an ep of fantastic quality. Each song sounds like a mashed-up Ouiji-board midnight jam between Gram Parsons and Carl Wilson. First track ‘Martin’ is tuned to the sound of the soul with spellbound harmonies countered by the gentle lilt of slide guitar. This is the sound the Thrills so often get wrong. ‘Wendy’ has more of a Ryan Adams swagger to it - the potential soundtrack to a post-brawl dive bar somewhere in the deepest south; you can picture the crowd hollering ‘Wendy, Wendy it’s over!’ as they nurse their cuts.
Alongside the ep is a preview of some new songs. Despite the ‘demo’ nature of some recordings there is a sense of some broader song writing in the offing. Some Crazy Horse dynamics are creeping in with heavier drum sounds and stark rhythms on ‘Bring You Down’. There is also some punch-drunk psychedelic charm and sparse desert arrangement evident in ‘Lock Me Out’.
In short, Attic Lights has taken the high water mark set by the first ep and eclipsed it. The new ep (and sneak previews of new tracks) is proof that this is a band steeped in quality influences. This is a band that has the talent and foresight to make unmistakeably relevant music while paying heartfelt tribute to the patrons of this magical sound.
>> Russell Moore
