I mentioned a few weeks ago eagerly awaiting the Cherry Ghost album, and it has since arrived. I’ve listened to it a few times, and it’s definitely a grower. There’s the standout tracks – Mathematics and People Help The People, but the rest don’t stand up as much as say ‘LISTEN TO ME!!!’ in quite the same way. Still, there’s a good vibe on this album. It’s good listening music. I’ve listened to it in the car a couple of times, and it doesn’t suit that environment well. It’s better to be listened to at home, or on headphones in a quiet place (like at work). Dead Man’s Suit and False Alarm are looking to be other favourites though. Mountain Bird also.
I also recently got the Tiny Dancers album. This is a good album also. Unfortunately, I’ve mostly listened to it on my iPod, so I’ve yet to make much of a distinction between the tracks – a lot flow into each other a little too easily. That said, they’re all in a good place, so it’s not a bad thing necessarily. Hannah, We Know is a great song. Ashes and Diamonds is also good as it grows from something quiet to something quite large toward the end. I’d quite like to see Tiny Dancers live, as I understand they do a good live show.
All things considered though, these are two good albums! And, even better, both are home-grown bands.