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Album Review: Spokane ‘Little Hours’

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By: Rustycat | in: Music |

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I was having a discussion with a friend yesterday. I was about music and why bands like Pink Floyd couldn’t exist in our time and age. He was saying that everyone likes fast, in-your-face songs and no one actually takes the time to lay out a proper album and focus on the little, quieter, things in life. That drove me straight to Spokane’s latest album, Little Hours.
It’s the smaller bands like Spokane who aren’t getting the mainstream credit that really tie up my musical taste lately. A real album, where you can sit back and relax and get a glimpse of what the artist is trying to achieve in their music.

Spokane: Thankless Marriage

Spokane, fronted by vocalist and songwriter Rick Alverson was founded in 1999 after the break up of his previous 10-member project – Drunk. It was Rick Anderson’s intention to explore the smaller, quieter and sometimes disturbing moments in life between events and behind the glare of it all. Little hours is not a proper ambient album, it takes the listener through a journey of dark tunes like ‘Thankless Marriage’ and ‘Tell Me’ to happier, more hopeful tracks like ‘Middle School’ and ‘If There Is Hope, It Lies In The Proles’ that make the experience all the more worth while.

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The whole album has a very classical approach, it’s like you’re listening to music from films in the 50’s. Some tracks take you to that horror flick where you can’t really place if the woman is disturbed or about to be killed and some tunes take you to the more romantic side of it all.
The music is captivating, and uses many soft instruments and soothing vocals. It’s definitely one of those albums that will stay in my playlist for the long run, a trusty album which I know I can turn to when the mood is just about right.

Spokane: Minor Careers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQK_VXfjFgs

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Posted on September 17, 2007

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One Response to “Album Review: Spokane ‘Little Hours’”

  1. Mozzer on October 11th, 2007 12:58 am

    I simply love this type of music. They sound like Red House Painters and Trespassers William all rolled into one. Great find Rusty.


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