They say music can serve as a vehicle to channel certain emotions through. This record is a perfect example of that. Trapping his thoughts on death, loneliness, and love Dallas Green (Alexisonfire) carefully mats them down over simplistic instrumentation to create truly stunning tunes. You can feel the whiskey drenched all over Wild West-ballad "The Death of Me", an alcoholic's ode, and the vulnerable love pleas turn into exaltation in the tempo-shifting "The Girl". Meanwhile soft strums ("Confessions", "What Makes A Man"), smokey harmonicas ("Body In A Box", "Against The Grain"), and minimalistic percussion ("Sleeping Sickness", "Waiting...") set a perfect background for Dallas' exceptional vocals. Can't really go wrong anywhere in that...makes for why this is one of the more substantive singer-songwriter record's I've heard in awhile. So, spring isn't that far away, but while winter's chill is still in the air, I recommend throwing this on by a fire and giving it a good listen.
Buy: City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
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