BEATS OF LOVE
91. Guided By The Sea Came Death By E.R. Thorpe
A COMPANION piece to the most important LP of the century: This Short Sweet Life is Christmas come early.
I create a lot of conundrums in my head, but by far the longest unsolved one is why so many folk are really popular when Huw and Emma create such transfixing music and only press up vinyl copies in the low hundreds. It's really annoying that being so into their important music is seen as an elitist deeper listening past-time. It shouldn't be.
Despite its lovely sleeve both feeling and looking incredible (hats off Joakim Boren), it is truly upstaged by the wonderful music. The whole EP is top drawer, but this track is totally addictive. Huw's harmony is the perfect counterbalance for Emma's candy floss delivery. A delivery that truly disarms the listener with its subliminal imagery. I'm reminded of Tanya Donelly's sugary, unsettling, and distinctive contributions to The Throwing Muses.
Popular music in the blues/folk tradition can so often sound a bit sterile but thank-fully that same sonic fizz that sets Torn Sail apart sets this apart. Its evocative sensory effects transport me back to my teary grandparents' front room, where together in nightly prayer they reminisced about two young guys blown-up in a tank.
A simple expression for something so unfathomably complex. That has great depth and poignancy. Just like this cantering, dizzying gem of a tune.
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