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Enemy Chorus

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This album reminds me of what would happen if you mixed Pink Floyd with more orchestral sounding bands such as the Arcade Fire and perhaps a more modern sounding ELO. Several of the songs mix the sounds of synths and keyboards with horns nicely. The first track "No Love In Your Heart" starts off with a few seconds of violins and then builds up into a swirling, chaotic, layered wall of mesmerizing sound. It seems designed to grab your attention in almost the same way that the first track of Dark Side of the Moon does with the ever loudening heartbeat and other noises.

There are also lots of little weird noises in the background and unexpected instruments to keep things interesting. The sounds of old typewriters, tv channel changing, odd distortion, tv static and echoey vocals are scattered across the album.

It's melodic and also rocks. A fun and interesting listen. If you enjoy rock bands that go beyond the standard instruments of drums, bass and guitar, you should get this album.

The Earlies have contributed a beautiful and poetic album which you should have in your library of music. The tone of the album in the beginning expresses a lot of harmony and emphasizes the broad spectrum of musicians that play on the album. The middle takes away the overall awe of what the band can perform, but...and this is a small but. The album takes your breath away at the very end....Enjoy

By no means a slam dunk of an album but it's certainly worth buying. The overall style is difficult to pin down and that's what makes it so interesting. It takes a few hearings but it gets under your skin. Bad is As Bad Does and Breaking Point stand out as stonkingly good tracks and the Cd is worth it for those two alone. I'm looking forward to seeing how The Earlies' style develops in the future.