(2018) Modern Studies - Welcome Strangers
Review: If Modern Studies’ winsome debut documented their genesis and first blush of pooled creativity, the Scottish chamber pop quartet’s follow-up, Welcome Strangers, announces the full might of their communal power. When the band first appeared in 2016, they had grown organically around a specific set of songs written on an antique pedal harmonium by Glaswegian singer/songwriter Emily Scott. Working once more out of bassist Pete Harvey’s studio/clubhouse, Pumpkinfield, the collective — which also includes singer/guitarist Rob St. John and drummer Joe Smillie — takes a far more ambitious tack on their sophomore set, embroidering their pastoral folk-pop with experimental jazz elements and wildly inventive string and brass arrangements. The ten tracks on Welcome Strangers are infused with the collaborative commotion of multiple imaginations running amok, yet somehow working in concert with each other. Whether summoning the influence of community on the propulsive orchestral opener “Get Back Down,” or describing ancient dark powers on the intense “Horns and Trumpets,” each song seems to rise to some thrilling crescendo or offer a surprising tonal shift. Take “Let Idle Hands,” for example, whose nuanced front half is built around the tentative thump of low toms, piano, and strings before exploding midway through into a sudden exaltation of harmonies, sawed double bass, and thick brass. In addition to the band’s own instrumental prowess, the inclusion of their assembled chamber orchestra — referred to as the Pumpkinseeds — looms large on nearly every track, gamely tackling arrangements by Scott and Harvey that challenge expectations. More often than not, Scott and St. John share lead vocals, regardless of which one wrote the song, further adding to Modern Studies’ collective feel of creative unity. Somehow more sophisticated and savage, Welcome Strangers is quite a leap from the bucolic folk of their debut and quite a bit more exciting too.
Tracklist: 01 - Get Back Down.flac 02 - Disco.flac 03 - Mud and Flame.flac 04 - Let Idle Hands.flac 05 - It's Winter.flac 06 - Young Sun.flac 07 - Horns and Trumpets.flac 08 - Fast As Flows.flac 09 - The House.flac 10 - Phosphene Dream.flac
Summary: Country: Scotland Genre: chamber pop, indie-folk
Media Report: Source : CD Format : FLAC Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : ~ 724-908 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz Bit depth : 16 bits |
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(2018) Modern Studies - Welcome Strangers [FLAC,Tracks] | 238.3 MB | Folder |
| 01 - Get Back Down.flac | 27.3 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 02 - Disco.flac | 26.8 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 03 - Mud and Flame.flac | 34.4 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 04 - Let Idle Hands.flac | 17.1 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 05 - It's Winter.flac | 18.4 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 06 - Young Sun.flac | 20 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 07 - Horns and Trumpets.flac | 23.5 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 08 - Fast As Flows.flac | 20.6 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 09 - The House.flac | 22.3 MB | Lossless Audio File |
| 10 - Phosphene Dream.flac | 27.1 MB | Lossless Audio File |
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