SHE DREW THE GUN
Memories Of The Future We were expecting great things from this album and it delivered for reasons we initially didn’t expect. For that the appreciation for the listening experience was welcomed all the more here in the U&I office from the first track through to the end. Caressing a stylish oeuvre is ‘Where I End And You Begin’ which brings a flawless quality through in the ebb and flow. This sails through and accentuates the value of the pursed vocals and secures the richer texture of the song in the process. This same ethereal quality suggestively comes to pass on ‘Since You Were Not Mine’. It adds sincerity to how the hold of the lyrics intricately comes through. It is a deftness of turn that provides the tempo with a defined sense of wanderlust that sounds out the hopeful definition of the ambient overtures. The album has moments where it happens upon a greatness of its own making and ‘If You Could See Me’ underlines this. Significantly it is a tactile turn that closes around the intimacy of the lyrics. Furthermore the delivery of which prevails from the fleeting touches that it comfortable slips into when the arrangement is given movement. Quite the distinctive tune follows with ‘Chains’. Lifted by the tempo sees the outline of the track stylishly held. The result is easy on the ear but manages the careful attention to detail in the breakdown faithfully. This same level of appreciation comes through on ‘Pebbles’. What is
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ordained sits prominently and the track gains proportionately from how this approach works as much as it does from the bespoke worth brought to the dynamic. Straight away you pick up on what a class act ‘What Will You Do?’ happens to be. It has a slick 60’s revisionist rhetoric that meets a certified assessment in the instrumental work on the arrangement. While it is a brief track it is also a solid showing. A proven an open effort ensues with the neat quickening of the vocals on ‘Poem’. The enticing location of the freestyling vocals comfortably grounds the track’s context. Not only is it brought to the fore but the neatness of the approach efficiently coaxes the relevance in the process. Carrying a more mainstream appeal is ‘I’m Not Alone’. It is a neat affair confirmed by the steady and controlled curve in the rhythm. From there the warmth is carried across in the breakdown. This helps make the track more accessible and is what draws you in. With how ‘Be Mine’ builds to a grandiose effort from a more sullen demeanour is indeed a calculated calling. Initially the opening is more pensive with a prevailing sophistication to the ornate trappings. This is knowingly felt and is confirmed furthermore as the secondary progression rightly impacts. A more readied approach is fastened to the delivery on ‘Pit Pony’ and brings with it a keenly felt 60’s revisionist style in the process. The delivery is smooth from a musical perspective with the volume respectfully locked down in the running marrying with the sleight of hand giving it a trippier feel. The closing track ‘Or So I Thought’ dwells upon a sense of refined reflection in the lyrics. It stacks up well with the choice way the moody styling carefully builds everything. It is the sophisticated way it locates the intimacy here that knowingly sees it through by design so brilliantly.
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