The Brother Kite
"Waiting for the Time to be
Right" CD
Clairecords
Genres: indie rock, shoegazer
November 2006 |
My, look how far these folks have come. I remember loving their demo a
long while ago, but now they're on their sophomore album for
Clairecords and they sound like the epic shoegazey rock band they've
always been hinting at becoming. And while I miss the more
humble
approach of their older gems, this disc's earth-shattering momentum
has an appeal all its own. The explosive three minute introduction to
keyboard-led opener "The Coat of Arms" sets the stage perfectly for
Waiting for the Time to be Right - massive, building peaks and
valleys of melody and introspection. All of The Brother Kite's
new polish to their sound could garner them a bit more attention from
other fanbases - the chiming guitars of "Out of Sight" wouldn't feel
out of place in a dramatic O.C.
break-up scene this season, while "Get On, Me" has all the makings of a
mini indie rock anthem (if it can catch on). Curiously, I found the
title track to be one of the least interesting and infectious songs on
the disc, but this wasn't much of a problem within the context of the
whole record. Even the later songs (like uplifting "Hold Me Down"),
which didn't jump out at me right from the get-go, became some of my
favourites upon further listening.
Interestingly, a number of the more understated parts of this album
prove successful - the minor-key melody in the non-climactic parts of
"The Finest Kind" is delicious, while the album's closing song, "Never
In Years" has a distinct sound from the rest of the music yet emerges
as one of its most enjoyable romps. Thank you, TBK - and don't
stop doing what you do.
mp3s (from thebrotherkite.com):
get on, me (excerpt)
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Fun Fact: Clairecord's
label code is fern###; so, Waiting for the Time to be Right is
coded fern064.
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 12 tracks, 44:04,
distributed by
Tone Vendor,
released 2006] |
