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8 out of 10
Danish based Americans, The Great Depression do a fairly good job of making you want to just end it all right here and now before you've even bought the CD. If the name wasn't enough to make you feel a little glum, the beige coloured case, with what appears to be a huge black jellyfish has the mood to match the name. Yet for all this bleakness, the Great Depression isn't really the sort of band that will have you reaching for the razorblades.
This isn't to say you should be expecting a pop album to rival Busted for angst. They are bleak and forlorn, but within this sonic wasteland they remain defiant and bold. Sadness is there and obvious all to see, but this band is not going to go down in tears. Occasionally they even break out into grand melodic pop moments, on 'It Happens In Transit' for example. However they remain more happily settled in the shoegaze world of musing wonderings. Post-rock, if you really want to narrow the band down.
As such comparisons to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine and Spiritualized shouldn't be all that surprising but The Great Depression is very much their own band. It's certainly not a soundtrack for all times, unless powerful and sombre is very much your type. I just hope that lovers of intelligent and thoughtful music don't overlook the album. It even has a place for people who enjoy bands like Copeland or 30 Seconds To Mars. This is real thoughtful music. Not convinced? Try listening to 'Ill Prepared' and tell me it doesn't sound like something off Brand New's latest release. They have a much wider appeal, if you can of course get past the front cover.
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Tracklist:
1. Forever Altered
2. Stolen
3. Holes In All Your Stories
4. It Happens During Transit
5. A Pale Light
6. Ill Prepared
7. Throw Me The Ropes
8. Gauzy Systems
9. They're Making Us Look Green
10. Colliding
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