L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. | Noah & The Whale
L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. is the lead single from NATW 3rd Album ‘Last Night on Earth’ it sees a move away from the band’s 2009 melancholic ‘break-up’ album ‘First Days of Spring’. ‘Last Night on Earth’ is being touted as an album of story songs and if L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N. is anything to go by there will be some interesting stories.
The album is due March 7th. You can learn more and hear another track ‘Wild Thing’ here.
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“Our Window” by Noah & the Whale
Noah & the Whale is a British folk band I stumbled upon quite accidentally. Intending to download the Iron & Wine discography, I instead downloaded a torrent filled with a sampling of different kinds of music. Noah & the Whale was included in this group. I was initially attracted to the soft, subtle expression of emotion that the band delivered through the song “The First Days of Spring.” However, I never thought to download more than the one track I had until a friend of mine reminded me of their existence yesterday. Upon downloading The First Days of Spring in its entirety, I have discovered that they have more than just one good song to brag about.
“Our Window” is a quiet song that looks at the subject of breaking up, as much of The First Days of Spring does. There is something about the almost flat sound of Charlie Fink’s voice combined with the lyrics that makes it sound so sincere. You can almost picture Fink at this window he describes, musing about his dying love with female vocalist and former band member Laura Marling. This song and this entire album offers an intimate look at the pain of falling apart and the hope of putting the pieces back together again.
To learn more about Noah & the Whale go here.
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