Gloomy truths

So for the record, from the very beginning: the debut album of White Lies is no revelation and no musical revolution, on the contrary, many set pieces you already know from the past few years. Something editor here, a bit there ... Killers and even who plundered so already a lot in the musical treasure of the early 80s. So nothing new ... but the second question is whether the whole thing but good enough now, you may well be answered with a 'yes'!
Why is that? Well, because the White Lies what they do not do new, but make the way they do it very very well. What I really wanted to say with this gibberish ... great songs! Actually 10 consistently good numbers there on the debut album To Lose My Life ", large failures in vain. Musically oriented the whole already in early-80's New Wave, especially because the band obviously the one with the dark charm plays music. However, and whoever wants to can like to see as a point of criticism that the plate for a debut produced very bold and sufficient. So the principle urgent rock acts no longer so harshly, but with all the keyboard tracks and Produzentengimmicks end rather smooth. Therefore, one can call the White Lies ne way mainstream expression of a post-punk band. But that does not really bother, because the songs are really strong grip. Do not know in which to start.
Whether the great singles Death "or To Lose My Life" or unknown pearls, as the epic Fifty On Our Foreheads "or the jagged Farewell To The Fairground" ... these are pretty catchy melodies and strong songs with everything you like about this genre. The driving drums, the bass vibrating and the jagged Delay guitars. And as has singer Harry McVeigh also one of those pleading, urgent organs, covering from deep bleak "to high pleading" a lot of spectra. Knotless melodies, great mood and no really bad song. For those who find the above mentioned bands musically mean something, this album is worth one or the other intro song. Even more than the competing aims of the sound of the trio from London to the classic sound of the 80s. Who goes there sometimes feels to the Talking Heads or Tears For Fears remembers who is not so wrong. In other words:.. To Lose My Life "is not an album with great corners and knowledgeable but lives rather by broad area and knotless Sound What is quite a shame, because maybe a little less production could have done well the songs But a major problem is the turn not even there. So you probably whining at a high level. What remains are 10 excellent, atmospheric gloom pop rock will hopefully hear more songs in the future by a trio of which we, if all goes well,! An album, which in 2009 still will be important...