Simply beautiful. That's pretty much all I can say about this new album, Little Hell, from City and Colour, a.k.a. Dallas Green. It actually isn't that new, but hey, I just found out about it. I've heard that this artist is far more popular in Australia and his native Canada, which might be why I've never heard of him. Or maybe I'm just not hip enough? Either way, Green is truly talented. I love the romantic sound of "We Found Each Other In the Dark", the lovely harmony of "O' Sister", the guitar riffs of "Weightless", and the uptempo beat of "Natural Disaster".
City in Colour's sound is the farthest from Green's former band, Alexisonfire. The Punk/hardcore/screamo band just announced last month that they are officially breaking up. His voice is so clear and profound. It's soothing to listen to, full of depth and raw emotion. He definitely provides wonderful background homework music.
City and Colour - We Found Each Other In The Dark
Vocal Rating: 8.5
Album: 8
I love City and Colour - you should check out his album Bring Me Your Love. It is more acoustic than this is - but the simplicity makes it much more connecting.
ReplyDeleteI lovelovelove Dallas Green/City and Colour. I'm surprised by Fragile Bird because it had a bit more of a pop beat than his songs usually do. As mentioned check out Bring Me Your Love, that album is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteYeah I saw this guy at ACL a few years back, it's definitely cool seeing a small tatted up dude sing such pleasant melodies. He was much more acoustic than this but this is still pretty good stuff; I enjoyed the country-tinged "We Found Each Other In The Dark" much more than the first one.
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