The first song on the 10-track album is called - 'The Test Of Time' it introduces the album with a gentle opening with a sound similar to the ring of wind chimes, however the pace does eventually pick up for a few seconds once its accompanied by the acoustic guitar; then the rest of the song delves back into that melancholic and slow atmosphere when the vocals accompany the instruments again. The second track is called 'Angel Breakdown' and the introduction is a short speech in an American accent about kindness, and the short track closes with gentle strokes on the acoustic guitar.
"Kindness is a risk, and for some people it is just too big of a risk. They feel that if I'm kind to you, uh even though you've treated me a certain way, even though you've done me wrong..."
In hope that the next song 'Stars' would pick me up, boy was I wrong! On the other hand, fortunately this song actually allows you to hear the brothers sing again. I am beginning to change my opinion on the genre in which they have put themselves in; personally, I would say that they are more folk than anything. The following song is called 'Maple Leaf ft. Daisy Davies' the introduction, yet again has a slow chime ring to it and it feels as if you have just entered one of those incense-smelling hippie shops. The song oddly has a little girl who speaks very quietly over the soft guitars and gloomy atmosphere and no lyrics are spoken nor sung off the brothers. The fifth track is called 'The Light' and of course the introduction is a slow strumming melody on the guitar, however this is a love song. I favor this song a lot more than the previous tracks that I have listened to, as I feel the pace has increased a bit more and has given the duo a steady beat to sing with, and it just flows a lot better than the other previous tracks.
'And Live' is the sixth track on the album, and speech accompanies the guitars again however it is only for a few seconds in and out - I am not sure whether I am meant to understand what the person is saying? If I am, that needs improvement, so that the person is talking over the guitars; if not, that is fine. Nothing is sung yet again and there is no dramatic action on the guitars which does not necessarily give me much to talk about. Moving forward, the following track has a bit of a groovy introduction for the first second or so, but after that the slow pace is constant. This track is called; 'You Have To Laugh' and I do not understand the title as it is not upbeat or cheery as people vision a song about laughing to be about. The following song is called; 'My Shadow In The Maze' and yet again, there is no variation.
"You've seen my world crash down, and my life flash by..."
The chime sound is back again on 'Rush To Wait' and no lyrics are sung. This is one of the most constant albums that I have ever had to listen to in my entire life, and it may as well just all be one long song for meditation. Finally; the last song to close off the album is called - 'Fool Man Runaway ft. Caoilfhionn Rose' as predicted, a basic rhythm on the guitars are strummed, but surprisingly a few lyrics are sung.
In conclusion, for a band that have been together for over a decade my expectations were high and they failed to satisfy them. Every song was incredibly similar and there are a lot of improvements to be made. They need a paradox song where they introduce electric guitars or really increase the pace of their acoustic guitars, just something to keep you entertained and interested whilst listening to the album. As the pace is so slow, they do not allow any of their songs to expose their talents on the guitar nor their vocals. You cannot see the extent of their talent as the songs exploit so little of what they are capable of. I am sorry to say, but they have a lot of improvements to be made if they want to make it big any time soon.
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