May 25, 2017
Mandolin Orange - Blindfaller
This is the second album I've done from Mandolin Orange, but not my favorite. Such Jubilee will always be my favorite. This is by far my second favorite album by them no doubt. This album symbolizes many things for me. Its a start of many things for me. Mandolin Orange will be close to my hometown so you know I will be going to that concert. The love of my life has came to love them as well so it makes it all that much more enjoyable. I will then be attending the concert of one of my favorite bands I will also be attending it with the love of my life that also loves the band, because they have great songs. We also have associated songs between one another which makes the experience much more enjoyable. The concert will probably end up being more cerebral and emotional than any other concert I have ever been to. Other than that this band is one of the most fantastic bands I have ever heard. A little back story on how I found this band. A long long time ago before I paid for the Spotify service I had the free version. The free version consisted of having to listen to ads about every three or four songs. One of the ads was about a band named "Mandolin Orange" and how they had a concert coming up and an album about to be released and it would be on Spotify. I checked them out as soon as I had heard that ad. I fell in love with the band. The contrast between Drew and Emily is amazing. I normally don't like female singers, but I love Emily's voice. They don't have a single bad song. Every album they have I have listened to from start to finish and I have loved every song off each album. The two musicians/lovers work so well you can tell they were meant to do this. I suppose I should stop giving you my sob story and the bands background and just get on with the review right? Right! This album is a ten song album that starts with a real jam. "Hey Stranger" is a great song to start with that showcases the musical talents of both Emily and Drew, but really showcases Emily's voice. She starts this song with such powerful lyrics. I love Mandolin Orange and the fact they can flip flop with main singing roles. Emily takes this song and makes it her own without a doubt. "Wildfire" is the next song. A song that is a good mix between the two of them. It starts with Drew, but Em joins in at the most perfect times to give that contrast of sound. Somehow even a song that doesn't seem lyrically like a love song always ends up sounding like a love song to me. I guess that's one of the great things about making music with the love of your life. If the love isn't in the words you can feel it in the music, you can feel it in the flow of the song. "Echo" is a song that I have no clue what is going on, but I love it! I love it! The sound of the song and the flow of the lyrics. It is all fantastic. Again it sounds like a love song even though I don't believe it is. I just flows so endlessly that you can't help, but think that Drew is singing about another person. The next song is about the halfway mark to the album and another showcase for Em's voice. "Cold Lovers Waltz." This is a love song I believe. A song about a love that you want, but can't be obtained yet. An abandoning love. That's another reason why I love this band so much. They tend to make music that pulls at you and yet you want to stick around to hear the rest of it. "Hard Travelin" is such a fun song to listen to. It starts out so fast paced and upbeat it just makes you want to tap your foot. The contrast between Emily and Drew when they sing the chorus is fantastic and the fact that Emily gets more into it and loud with every time they sing the chorus. It's just an all around catchy and upbeat song. Which is totally the complete opposite of the next song I'm going to talk about. "Take This Heart Of Gold" this song is a powerhouse of a song. A bundle of emotions thrown into one composition. The soft yet powerful electric guitar makes a huge imprint on the song. The tone, pace, and flow of the song gives you such a feeling of emptiness yet warmness at the same time. The lyrics are some of the most powerful I have heard/seen Mandolin Orange create. The dynamic of the two voices really gives this song a call and echo sound. Like he is getting answered for what he did wrong. If you are going to listen to this album you need to start with that song! That concludes this blog post! I give this album 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊 out of five! Extravagant! Be sure to follow the blog and follow the blog's Twitter handle. @TysMusicExtrava
Favorite Tracks!
- Take This Heart Of Gold
- Hard Travelin'
- Echo
I do not own any of the pictures or songs associated with this review. All rights belong to Mandolin Orange, and Yep Roc Records.
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