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The Attic Recordings is out on the 12th July with the first (download only) single E313ACA out on the 29th June. If you click to buy the album before then you'll have ordered yourself a pre-ordered copy that will arrive on the release date. Jolly well done!
ROOK AND THE RAVENS - SIXTEEN HOLES IN SIXTEEN SOULS
Sixteen Holes in Sixteen Souls is the debút album from Rook and The Ravens, a band from Laurel Canyon-esque hillside obscurity on the outskirts of Manchester. The album encompasses a deep-rooted belief in the three pillars of songwriting: chorus, harmony and that BIG sound, fast becoming a circuit trademark of the five-piece. Providing the unshakeable foudation on which to build, producer Andy MacPherson (The Who, Teenage Fanclub) at Revolution Studios in Cheadle Hulme presides over one of the most honest and definitive debút efforts in recent years. Sitting in the pantheon of rock alongside a keen admiration of Neil Young's work and an appreciation of contemporaries Kings of Leon and The Killers, Rook and The Ravens deliver a message to all sides in the scene war, mining the best parts of their influences and packaging the result into neat ingots of indie pop gold.
Achieved completely self-sufficiently, Sixteen Holes in Sixteen Souls is the sound of a hard working band discovering their work has paid off. Lead single "Alpha" is a mission statement: keyboard hooks, punchy rhythm section, fluid guitar lines with a crunchy edge, and a soaring triple-pronged, lyrical, vocal attack on the art of being able to let go. The rest of the album follows suit. From the false sense of security opener "Fiery Eyes" lulls the listener into before its aural panzer attack, to the Rumours-era Fleetwood Mac pop sheen of "On The Cusp", there is a space for every shade of promise. You can hear Neil Young in "The Girl With A Chip On Her Shoulder" and Simon and Garfunkel in "Maisie", and more than a hint of Crosby, Stills and Nash in "Make Ends Meet".
A timeless album that still sounds rooted in today, a pop record that retains its credibility amongst a host of paper-thin contemporaries and a genuine homegrown will to succeed, Sixteen Holes in Sixteen Souls is
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well there we were looking at your musical inluences thinking we were looking into a mirror. Then we got to thinking whether you'd like out stuff but we saw the scissors and thought better about asking you!!! Then the music kicked in and took all such thoughts away. Beautifully captivating songs well payed, arranged and sung. God bless yeh Isobel we need more like you to make the world a better place. Pete
