Personal Intro
I've only been listening to No Bird Sing since before the release of Theft of the Commons. My introduction to this group was met when I was looking for collaborations with Eyedea. I fell in love with the abstract rhythms and sound in the song Dream (ft. Eyedea) which lead me to buy No Bird Sing's debut album. I became addicted to the three-piece group analyzing every word Joe Horton spoke, getting lost in the auditory landscape created by Robert Mulrennan and Graham O'Brian. Theft of the Common left me disappointed. It felt too forced and with too much angst.
Definition Sickness
I was pretty uncertain about purchasing this album after Theft of the Commons.
Would they continue to push towards the edgy/dramatic sound of their second album?
Maybe they will go back to the softer philosophical tone of No Bird Sing?
They managed both. Very well.
The production of this album is much richer and much much darker, instrumentally, lyrically, and thematically. Songs range from love, hate, racism, drugs, and death. Joe Horton directed these themes with maturity. He alludes to Micheal Larsen's works many times throughout the album. Some of the patterns he executes gives some reminiscence of Micheal. My only complaint about the album is that I want to hear more of No Bird Sing with less features and less allusion's to Oliver Hart (which was a fantastic album, don't get me wrong).
Album analysis soon to follow.
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