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Track Listings
| 1. Halcyon Days |
| 2. Song Of Songs |
| 3. My Love Won't Wait |
| 4. Broken Eyes |
| 5. Ride Away |
| 6. Decay |
| 7. Winter's Youth |
| 8. Willie |
| 9. Cradle Pyre |
| 10. Sunday Souvenirs |
Editorial Reviews
Two Gallants have signed to ATO Records and will release their fourth LP The Bloom and the Blight on September 4th, 2012. The album is their first since 2007's self-titled release and comes after a three-year hiatus. Friends since they were five, Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel grew up playing music together, from early teen-age house parties in their hometown of San Francisco, to multiple world tours.
The Bloom and the Blight is the work of a band that has matured and redefined itself, and the album is imbued with a palpable sense of personal catharsis. It moves away from Two Gallants' more folk and blues-based past, representing the duo's ferocious live show and their past steeped in punk and grunge. The songs have a dark side and a dynamic sonic heft, yet a sense of salvation and resolve courses throughout: an urgent, emotional poignancy stemming in part from Stephens' recovery from a serious van accident in 2010.
Opening tracks "Halcyon Days" and "Song of Songs" illustrate the type of build to explosion that's omnipresent throughout the album, and the prowling "My Love Won't Wait" with a menacing chorus underscored by a pounding backbeat is an epic, booming anthem. The gentler "Broken Eyes" all voices, guitar, harmonica, and tambourine has already become a fan favorite with its rousing, harmony-filled final verses, while the cinematic "Ride Away" soars on Adam Stephens' raspy howl and Tyson Vogel's relentless drumming.
The Bloom and the Blight is the work of a band that has matured and redefined itself, and the album is imbued with a palpable sense of personal catharsis. It moves away from Two Gallants' more folk and blues-based past, representing the duo's ferocious live show and their past steeped in punk and grunge. The songs have a dark side and a dynamic sonic heft, yet a sense of salvation and resolve courses throughout: an urgent, emotional poignancy stemming in part from Stephens' recovery from a serious van accident in 2010.
Opening tracks "Halcyon Days" and "Song of Songs" illustrate the type of build to explosion that's omnipresent throughout the album, and the prowling "My Love Won't Wait" with a menacing chorus underscored by a pounding backbeat is an epic, booming anthem. The gentler "Broken Eyes" all voices, guitar, harmonica, and tambourine has already become a fan favorite with its rousing, harmony-filled final verses, while the cinematic "Ride Away" soars on Adam Stephens' raspy howl and Tyson Vogel's relentless drumming.
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By caesaigh
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This is yet another example of non-commercial music giving a beat-down on mass-produced sacchrinic pablum. Two Gallants have yet to put out anything that aesthetically offends people with a taste for good music. If you want crap, get thee to the SONY label.
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By kjsst55
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The Bloom and the Blight doesn't feel quite as polished as some of their other stuff... It's a bit heavier and grittier sound to both the vocals and the guitar, they seemed to use a little more distortion on this album which really works well. Great album from a great band, I would highly recommend it to anyone.
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Unbelievable, any music fan must have this in his/her collection. Don't let this gem pass you by. Buy it now.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my new favorite albums
I haven't heard their older stuff; this was the first album of theirs I have listened to. I have read a few reviews about the "gritty" sound on this album, but that's probably what... Read more
Published 3 months ago by TroubleHots
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome album
I've never heard of this band before but I listened to this album on Amazon. I love this album. It is surprisingly grungy.
Published 4 months ago by Jasoches
4.0 out of 5 stars
a different sound
Just to recap, Pitchfork gave The Throes an 8.5, What the Toll Tells a 4.8, Two Gallants a 6.9, and The Bloom and the Blight a 5.5. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Frank Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ummmm...yeah.
If this isn't their best yet it's right up near the top. Noisy, heavy, beautiful and gorgeous this is Adam and Tyson's reunion project and thank God for that. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Brian Greenaway
5.0 out of 5 stars
Will be a great gift
On the recommendation of my favorite barista, I checked out this recording by Two Gallants. I bought it for my sister for Christmas and I'm sure she'll love it.
Published 5 months ago by Jacki Dilley
5.0 out of 5 stars
stunning
I have known these guys very lately but it seems that they will be number one in my playlist. I am impressed with their passion to the music. They put some heart into their songs. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Emre
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great album
A fantastic but all too short record from Two Gallants mixes elements of Bob Dylan and White Stripes to give the listener that strange feeling that he has heard these songs before,... Read more
Published 8 months ago by thewritersjourney
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just Damn Good Jams!
I've been a Two Gallants fan for a while now and this album is just good music. You won't be disappointed.
Published 8 months ago by knarf
