Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Every once in a while, a band comes along that undoubtedly evokes something special. You don't know what the elusive ingredient is, but you are certain that they belong set apart from amongst the crowd of musical peers in which they lay. You quickly find yourself coming to the foregone conclusion that such a band's music is to be revered and will remain relevant for some time to come. Midlake not only embodies this idealism in the hearts of many already, but with the introduction of their forthcoming album, 'The Trials of Van Occupanther', they are making it a reality.
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Magazine "...a perfect record of late-summer
Sunday-afternoon psych-pop combining the static blippiness
of early Depeche Mode, the faux-childlike obliquity of
Syd Barrett, and the feeling and tone of Nick Drake. Together,
these elements form one of the stronger cases for psychedelia’s
resurgence since the Elephant 6 bands began to dry up.
Unlike other groups mining this particular vein, Midlake
eschews the ostentatious silliness and straightforward
lyric-writing of the Decemberists, as well as the Cinemascope
lunacy of the Flaming Lips, opting instead for intimate
scale and bedroom melancholy. It’s a tradition worth
upholding—and rarely is it upheld so pleasantly."
Philip Christman |
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