Monday, February 21, 2011

Hey Rosetta - Seeds review (Bonus! Rural Alberta Advantage - Departing review)


A friend request my opinion of Hey Rosetta's album Seeds after it came out last Tuesday. Having spent some time contemplating this I replied off the cuff and this came out. Figured it might be worth sharing.

-Hey, can you listen to the new hey rosetta album and blog about it so I can form an opinion?

I feel about it similarly to how I feel about the new RAA. Neither band has strayed far from the path set out by their equally-amazing-in-their-own-right debuts. The formula hasn't changed a great deal, with the RAA keeping Paul's drumming high in the mix, pulling the tracks through and making you dismiss the sometimes agitating singing voice. Hey Rosetta on the other hand still have lush arrangements (plenty of violin, thumbs up!) and generally build from soft to epic, though there are a couple tunes that buck the trend. With high expectations set by Into Your Lungs (not to mention the Plan Your Escape EP) it would have been difficult to meet, and I'm slightly disappointed to report that this album does not seem to one-up the band's previous full-length. Caveat - Despite the strength of Hey Rosetta's recorded music it is really their live show that sets them apart and therefore I almost feel as if opinion should be reserved until this album's concert is taken in so the desired nuances can be highlighted. In conclusion, read the review of next Wednesday's sold out Lee's Palace show for more.

Stand-out tracks: 
New Sum (Nous Sommes), Young Glass, Welcome, Bandages

2 comments:

  1. "-Hey, can you listen to the new hey rosetta album and blog about it so I can form an opinion?"
    thats sarcasm right?

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  2. Anonymous5:27 p.m.

    "thats sarcasm right?"

    Yeah, but only a little bit.

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