The addition of two more voices to the vocal palette of Dry The River makes the comparison to a band like “Fleet Foxes” obvious. Lead vocalist Peter Liddle knows very well how to make optimal use of his beautiful high timbre and at the breakdown he just stops you in your tracks and makes you think and listen. The song is a bit reminiscent of “The Bends” era Radiohead and although this makes the song stand out from the rest of the album, it’s just a very strong track and therefore a well chosen album opener.īy the time “Shield Your Eyes” comes along, the band effectively pulls the listener deeper in their emotional world. Not an everyday scenario, but nonetheless a potentially interesting combination.ĭry The River successfully pour their collective energy into 12 songs of hope and melancholy on their debut album “Shallow Bed”.Īlbum opener “Animal Skins” immediately portrays a lot of the distinctive Dry The River sound, with it’s lush layered vocals and detailed violin parts, meticulously arranged in between the acoustic and electric guitars and pretty hard rocking rhythmic backbone. This is just my opinion and you might disagree! Amazing band.Review Summary: Outstanding folkrock/altfolk debut album, easily on par with the best in the genreįour guys from different punk and hardcore bands form a band to play emotional folkrock music. It's hopeful and looking like they could help each other for the future. You could also take this the other way in that they would end their lives together, but I definitely think this is not the case. "The trick of it is, don't be afraid any more" - have faith. The line "We've been through worse than this before we could talk" shows the extent of what they've both been through and they can help each other and that there's hope for a brighter future. He tells her not to "cower in your bed" and not to "look so scared" - be brave, face your fears. Her lover/friend tells her that he'll be on his way and tells her to meet him: "meet me at the railway line". Then, the tone changes and it's a lot more hopeful. I think it's to show that her youth may have been taken from her and it had been darkened, but she can light up the fire inside. If it's dark outside, you light the fire yourself" - you have to do things for yourself to light up your world. Then, in reference to the line "Somewhere inside the fire in your youth went dark", she says "You take the cards that you're dealt. Next, the line "You swear blind there is no weight in the water pail" shows that she does not admit how her life is a burden upon her, she doesn't show how difficult it is. "Somewhere inside the fire in your youth went dark" is a reference to her innocence and childhood which was taken from her - by forcing her into adult duties when she should have been able to be a child. The line "steady with wintry calm" is about remaining calm but cold, almost like she's isolated from everyone including her parents. I think the girl is young because she still relies on her parents but is forced into adulthood to be strong for her sisters: "March your sisters like soldiers to school". Song MeaningI think the meaning behind this, as already stated is about a teenage girl with two alcoholic parents: "Your mother is drinking again" / "Your father had drunk all the fuel".
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