The Trials Of Van Occupanther - Midlake [Audio CD]

The Trials Of Van Occupanther - Midlake [Audio CD]
The Trials Of Van Occupanther - Midlake [Audio CD]

The Trials Of Van Occupanther - Midlake [Audio CD]

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Product Description 2006 release by this offbeat lo-fi Texas quintet, signed to former Cocteau Twins member Simon Raymonde's label. They've been compared with the likes of bands such as Mercury Rev, Grandaddy and the Flaming Lips. 11 tracks. Bella Union. 2006. Midlake are a relatively small indie band, so the level of ambition they display on The Trials of Van Occupanther is to be commended. From the opening track, "Roscoe", with it's laconic lyrics and slowly building chorus, they manage to recreate perfectly the sound of 1980s Fleetwood Mac, a band not known for thinking small. And though the rest of the album doesn't quite reach the heady heights of this opener, it's not for a lack of trying (particularly on "Head Home"). The remainder of The Trials of Van Occupanther is considerably more downbeat, with distant flutes complementing the vocal harmonies of songs like "Bandits" and "Branches". Where Midlake particularly excel, though, is when, like Grandaddy before them, they draw their inspiration from the classic rock that they seem to love so much, adapting and modernising it. So in addition to the anthemic "Roscoe", they evoke the Gram Parsons-era Byrds or even The Band on "Van Occupanther" and the road-ready "It Covers the Hillsides". The Trials of Van Occupanther is an album that's steeped in musical history, yet possessing an identity all it's own. --Ted Kord

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