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. If justice existed in the music industry, Huw and Emma would be household names, not a closely guarded secret.
I create a lot of conundrums in my head, but by far the longest unsolved one is why so many artists 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 an elitist deeper listening past-time. It shouldn't be.
Despite its lovely sleeve, both feeling and looking incredible (hats off Joakim Boren), the wonderful music truly upstaged it. The whole EP is top drawer, but this track is totally addictive. Huw's harmony is the perfect counterbalance to 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 sterile, but thankfully 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 rosemary prayer, they reminisced about two young guys who died in the war.
A simple expression for something so unfathomably complex that has great depth and poignancy. Just like the emotional impact upon hearing this cantering, dizzying gem of a tune.
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