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Trail of Dead - Festival Thyme Audio CD

A fair review of the Trail of Dead "Festival Thyme" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Trail of Dead reviews here, or go back to the Trail of Dead tabs.

Trail of Dead Band: Trail of Dead
Title: Festival Thyme
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Release Date: 2008-12-02
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Bells of Creation [MacHete Mix] 2: Inland Sea 3: Festival Thyme 4: Betrayal of Roger Casement and the Irosh Brigade

"And I felt like Satan."
It's hard to gleam that much from less than 20 minutes of music, but I can say with some confidence that they're the same band that they've been for a few years, although they seem to be branching a bit, sometimes sounding like they have before and sometimes completely new. Festival Thyme is a quick four-song EP, a sort of preview for Trail of Dead's new album that's coming in early 2009, including a different mix of one of the songs that will appear on it. You hear a lot of piano here and there, something that seemed to start with Worlds Apart and hasn't left. "Bells of Creation" varies quite a bit in intensity, playing both ends pretty well. "Inland Sea" is a bit more melodic, but with a similar feel. The title track sort of sounds like something off Sigur Rós' latest, with a shuffle of plinking instruments that come together into a mass of pleasant upbeatness. "The Betrayal of Roger Casement and the Irish Brigade" is a loud, chaotic instrumental with some weird electronic effects on the guitar in spots, definitely something new to the band. Overall, it's a nice little collection of songs, something that would definitely make the cut on a full album, although it works as a cohesive EP too. I'm looking forward to their next full release for sure.


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