Source: Sydney Morning Herald This second album, Brood, sees the band,a noticeably more balanced and cohesive unit than before, again combining carefully arranged instrumental tracks with chamber-pop songs. The mood is less casual, however, and perhaps slighly darker. Listening, you sense a newfound resolve that takes you by surprise. There's a superb cover of Magazine's Song from under the Floorboards, an undercurrent of real anger in Throwing it Away, while The Old Years is Bridie's best piece of writing. |
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Source: Herald Sun My Friend The Chocolate Cake takes a musical brush to a carefully selected range of everyday Australian experiences and paints a picture of city and rural landscapes that pulsates with a satisfying emotional intensity. As well as the distinctive Australian phrasing of the lyrics, the musical arrangements also show that whatever has been borrowed overseas has been repaid and endowed by good local musical currency. Instruments beautifully played are all acoustic and include piano, harmonium, cello, violin, viola, hats, mandolin, tin whistle and mandola, acoustic guitar, drums and percussion. |
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