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October 28, 2004
art of fighting - second story
It's taken me a couple of weeks, but I think I can finally say that this album is at least as good as - if not better than - their last one, Wires . And that's saying a lot, considering how much I love Wires :)
by Nich
First track, Along the Run , is probably the easiest to get into. It's insistent, yet keeps to itself. Simple, yet still has depth. Where Trouble Lived , in a similar way to I Don't Keep a Record (off Wires), is predominantly the female bassist's vocals - and her voice really does suit the music: quiet, personal, copmelling.
Sing Song is another fairly easy track to get into - unusually upbeat and fast paced, for the band, but still unabashedly AOF. The final track, Heart Transaltion , provides a nice and steadily-laid-back closer for the album, in true AOF style - quietly building to a limax, then slowly letting you go, wishing for more.
I really do reccommend you give the album a go. Even if only because the song titles make great IRC kick/ban messages (eg Busted, Broken, Forgotten ;)
Oh, and if you've never heard Art of Fighting before... well.. CDDB thinks they're 'lo fi', tho' I think that's rather inaccurate. They just have a very laid back sound. Bass, drums, two guitars, and vocals, but a very simple approach. I guess 'subdued' may be one of the better descriptions. Unequivocally complex, without needing to be in-your-face.
Their music works well as both background music, and 'foreground' music. If anyone saw Gomez tour a few months back, AOF were their tour-mates. They received an ARIA in 2001 for Wires, their debut album.
Posted by funnelbc at October 28, 2004 07:04 AM
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