Snowpoet
– Snowpoet (Two Rivers Records)
CD
/ DL
Out
Now
8.5
/ 10
London based
nature-inspired poetry duo release their debut album.
A copy of the
debut album from Snowpoet should accompany a letter to Collins Dictionary requesting
amendment of an entry thus:
Gorgeous (ˈɡɔːdʒəs
)
adjective
1.
strikingly
beautiful or magnificent
2.
(informal) extremely pleasing, fine, or good
3.
the 2016 album by Snowpoet
With 2014s Butterfly
EP came a breath of fresh air. Sumptuous
melodies and angelic voices graced us with the mini collection from Lauren
Kinsella and Josh Acroleo aka Snowpoet.
The time afforded to the making of their debut album is well worth the
wait for this is no ordinary long player.
What makes this so
special? Love and affection probably. An
acute attention to detail and a fascination with perfection. Prose is intermingled with poetry as
Kinsella’s often pure and virtuous voice whispers and softly caresses the
delicate instrumentation. Words often pulsating
into the air with complete abandon for any backing music.
Opener, Mermaid is a
fluttering beginning with a sung vocal, spoken words and almost improvised
pianos and percussion. It spirals
upwards from a humble start maybe like a mermaid rising through the water from
the sea-bed encountering creatures and turbulence along the way. In A Quiet Place is introduced with faint
whispers and will draw comparisons to Kate Bush and her Hounds Of Love album,
similarities maybe also to Laurie Anderson from an avant garde aspect.
Incorporating folk
and jazz, the album can be seen as a collection inspired by and made for
nature. It enhances everything that is
natural whilst also involving skilfully inspired samples and electronic
melodies. It’s so easy listening that
its almost untrue, it is rarely taxing and is the perfect soundtrack to a
relaxing car journey or a lazy Sunday afternoon. It frequently inspires and
ignites feelings of
complete joy.
Glad To Have Lost is
held together by an enigmatic drum loop which seems to lovingly caress
Kinsella’s vocals which are stunning throughout, and If I Miss A Star and
Little Moon Man provide little more than a piano and guitar respectively in
their accompaniment indeed the later of the two is worthy of being an album
highlight.
An experimental foray
with Gathering shows that the duo isn’t afraid to be different at times as does
album closer Eviternity which belies its seven minutes and slips by in a
heartbeat. Largely instrumental with
some closing poetry, it brings a quite elegant album to a close.
Links
Two Rivers Records
Snowpoet website
Snowpoet on Twitter
Snowpoet on Facebook
Butterfly EP review
Published on Louder Than War 22/01/16 - here
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