Silk Cut's second album was self titled and in our Top 10 albums of last year. You can read the review here. My thoughts at the time and approaching this follow up, were how do they follow that? I'm pleased to note that there is no difficult third album for the New Zealand quartet. Corridors Of Light is jaw droppingly brilliant.
For all our wanderings across the genres, there is a base camp. Frequenting that place is primarily great Guitar Pop and this album ticks every box. Songs built on melody, riffs and singalong choruses crash out into the open without one hiccup. This is indeed Pop!
There is a Brit feel to the sound. A song like Death Of Us underlines this, but mixes 60s Beat with 70s Pop Rock and 90s Brit Pop. The whole album is a little like that, but the emphasis is on killer riffs and hooks without ever losing focus. The instrumental arrangements are amazing.
Supernovae is acoustic and sounds a little folky, but allows the band to show vocal harmony strength, it even gets a little Psych Pop in feel with a wonderful Guitar run. Heavy Lifting continues that gentle Psych feel whilst still sounding a little Brit Pop.
Corridors rocks a little more and the chorus is more restrained. .The moody atmospheric closer, Godlike I is hypnotic, different to the jaunty album surroundings. It is massive in scope and instrumental build. Truly gobsmacking. What an incredible song!
The emphasis across the album though is joyful. Never more so than on the trailing single, Good Morning, which still sounds as ace. Why is it that songs about the Radio always sound so good? This whole album is a relegation, varied and incredibly pop tactic.
It is a grim world presently and that may be why albums like resonate so well. The chance to forget about what is going on around us and replace it with joy and light. Corridors Of Light is a mood changer, a notable reminder of the power of song. What an antidote this lot are.
You can listen to and buy the album here.
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