The Unwinding Hours - The Unwinding Hours (2010) [FLAC]

Category Rock/Pop, Rock, Post Rock
Label Chemikal Underground
Orig Year 2010
Discs 1
Release Date Mar 16, 2010
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer Iain Cook
Engineer Iain Cook; Martin Doherty
Recording Time 45 minutes

RECENSIONE

Born out of the embers of popular Scottish alt rockers Aereogramme, the Unwinding Hours, comprised of singer/guitarist Craig B and multi-instrumentalist Iain Cook, have crafted a debut album that doesn't stray too far from the midtempo AOR space ... Full Descriptionrock that won them acclaim in their first incarnation. Prone to earnest ruminations on love and heartbreak, as well as explosive bursts of feedback-drenched electronic vistas (check out the blissful, orgasmic coda on opener "Knut"), the Unwinding Hours represent a more disciplined version of their former selves (on the aforementioned "Knut" and the serpentine "Peaceful Liquid Shell"), the duo sounds like the perfect union of Sigur RÛs and Sunny Day Real Estate. The Unwinding Hours are masters of their medium, and while they may clearly reside in the Travis/Elbow/Coldplay space-time continuum (at least their name is longer), there's no denying the quality of their craft. ~ James Christopher Monger

Audio Mixer: Iain Cook.

Recording information: Alucard Studios, Glasgow (2007); Blastzone, Boston (2007); Chem19 (2007); Alucard Studios, Glasgow (2008-2009); Blastzone, Boston (2008-2009); Chem19 (2008-2009).

Illustrator: Iain Cook.

Photographer: John Speirs.

Arranger: Iain Cook.

Tracks

1. Knut
2. Tightrope
3. Little One
4. There Are Worse Things Than Being Alone
5. Solstice
6. Peaceful Liquid Shell
7. Child
8. Traces
9. Annie Jane
10. Final Hour, The