Isbells – Sosei (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 52:47 minutes | 304 MB | Genre: Indie Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Zealrecords
On the new ‘Sosei’ there is one song with only voice, guitar, and here and there a backing: the rudimentary ‘Tired’. The rest of the record is from the New Isbells World, and that world sounds pretty excited. Opener ‘Means to an End’ has a lot of what makes The War On Drugs dragging and compelling. The up-tempo beat of ‘The Utmost Way’ even comes close to the Future Islands hopper. ‘The Philosopher’ starts with the kind of jazz with which the series ‘Homeland’ started. Vandewoudes high, soft, sometimes slightly distorted vocals are supplemented in many places with low synths or a deep blower. Title track ‘Sosei’, named after a Buddhist poet, is quiet, but has a festive synthwending. ‘2 Words’ is full of kalimba.
If Vandewoude wants to say that he wants his lover close to him, but that he always seems to push her away, he just sings it that way, one-on-one. But not in ‘Father’: separate memories of a deceased father over ‘In the Air Tonight’ drums and a machine that makes Isbells a hard, brutal group for a while. Then they are again their graceful self. Good job!
Tracklist:
01. Means to an End
02. The Philosopher
03. Push You Away
04. Pass It On
05. The Utmost Way
06. Sosei
07. Father
08. Tired
09. Jules
10. One Cause
11. 2 Words
12. HM Street
13. The Gift
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