Artist: The Daughters Of Bristol
Title: The Ave
Genre: Goth Rock
Release Date: 5th October 2012
Label: Danse Macabre
Album Review
THE DAUGHTERS OF BRISTOL are an American Goth Rock band in existence since 2002, with five studio recordings to their name and some presence in compilations; their tenth anniversary comes with release of full-length LP entitled as ‘The Ave’. Weirdly in the case of THE DAUGHTERS OF BRISTOL the submersion in the legacy of the hay days of Goth Rock doesn’t come out as embarrassing lack of original ideas as in cases of some other contemporary bands. Vocally one cannot miss the reference to Andrew Eldritch of SISTERS OF MERCY, though musically it also refers to the legendary band, it’s not at least a clone copy, or a mere tribute band posing as original, and after all their band’s name is in lieu of their inspiration by post-punk, Goth era bands from the Old Blighty so you should expect a whiff of BOWIE, BAUHAUS and so on as well. Though not all inspiration hails from here, markedly, there is also something of the long-spun stoned ambience of THE DOORS, and one could go on.
The band manages to sustain their inspiration within intricate songs of their own unique flavour, create something intangibly wonderful and that seems to be the key. There is beautiful and melancholy vibe with certain feel of a cool elegance and gracefulness in its fragility and delicate handling of lyrics with unobtrusive catchiness. A feel of film noir, atmospheric photographs of forgotten, forlorn places of London, New York, Paris or New Orleans in black and white or during night time... There are also super day-dreamy song such as ‘Auspice Numine’ to lull you in, if you hadn’t been seduced into the thick of it by the time the record comes to it, after all, the music does carry a certain air of sensuality. The aforementioned song is excellently followed by the rockiest song ‘Don’t Tell’, rockier and yet still retaining the air of mystery and darker side of existence.
My only gripe with ‘The Ave’ would be that there are songs where the beginnings are at times lacking of imaginative approach that the rest of music does unfold, it should have been matched from the get go. So to sum up: this is a captivating and beautiful album that one not only should, but must indulge themselves in.
Tracklist
01. Monotone City
02. Labour Under Love
03. The Ave
04. Addiction
05. Auspice Numine
06. Don't Tell
07. Sleight Of Hand
08. Wage
09. Mercy Machine
10. Die Like The Best
Line-up
Joseph Ronin – vocals
Edward Nicholas – guitar
Aaron Brown – bass
Websites
https://www.facebook.com/tdobmusic / http://www.thedaughtersofbristol.com
Cover Picture
Rating
Music: 9
Sound: 8
Total: 8.5 / 10
Comments powered by CComment