MIDLAKE: THE COURAGE OF OTHERS

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[rating: 5]

Midlake: The Courage of Others

Label: Bella Union

Release date:  February 2, 2010

Melancholy at its best. Dredging up decades of gloomy rock carcasses most indie bands have spend the past decade trying to bury, Courage of Others feels like an old ghost. Midlake takes it’s 60′s British progressive folk-rock sound into much darker territory, with a folk album that is more thematically metal. Mystical lyrics about the Druids layered between hypnotically mournful bucolic guitars, echoing flutes and textured keys, create an array of  sonic layers best experienced with headphones that is both somber and seducing. Read more articles on Midlake

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