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Ever mindful of the lineage they have established, Autumn's Grey Solace stays
true to their musical roots while introducing a driving and aggressive intensity
to some tracks on Shades Of Grey, their fourth album. The album begins with
"Treasure Box," a lush combination of layered female vocal harmonies and
sugar-glazed guitars, slightly evocative of the Cocteau Twins' Blue Bell Knoll
period. It is the second track, “Cold Sea," which finds this duo venturing into
new sonic territories. The vocals are suave and attractive while the guitars are
swirly and wet and driving; this track has an intensity not heard before from
the band. It’s not quite “rock,” but it could certainly be described as
“ethereal rock!" They quickly recede into the melancholy with “Last Tear,"
taking shoegazing down into the sub-contra with heavily effected 7-string guitar
chords and abysmally deep bass lines. Erin Welton expands her vocal stylings on
this track, creating some of her most expressive vocals ever. The middle of the
album progresses with beautifully crystalline compositions, including the
dreampop title track, “Shades Of Grey." Near the end of the album, songs like
the dreamy “Edge Of The World” and “Still" retain the soft, heavenly qualities
that Autumn’s Grey Solace is known for on their previous albums.
Knowing that you need a little bit of light to define the shadows, Shades Of
Grey takes the shoegazer genre in new directions and beyond, showing that
Autumn’s Grey Solace is evolving, yet retains the characteristics that have made
their music popular with fans of the ethereal, shoegazer and dreampop genres.
Shades Of Grey is incredible, leaving the listener breathless. Released on
Projekt and available September 19th, 2006.
1. Treasure Box
2. Cold Sea
3. Angel of Light
4. Last Tear
5. Hidden
6. Shades of Grey
7. Fodderwing
8. In The Darkest Night
9. Edge Of The World
10. The Cell
11. Still
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