"In general I think this is a well crafted and well put together album. I just think it's a little too safe..."

Geowulf - Great Big Blue

Label: 37 Adventures/[PIAS]
Release Date: February 16th 2018
Track Count: 11
Run Time: 42 minutes

Overview

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Today's Gems

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Follow this month's playlist here

1. Greatest Fool
2. Hideaway
3. Drink Too Much
4. Won't Look Back

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1. Greatest Fool

• Nice guitar hooks.
• Nice use of harmony in vocal lines. However, I feel like tracking harmonies can get old quite quickly and I think these could've been used more sparingly at certain points.
• Big inspiring anthemic bridge that I've come to expect by track 4, strips back really nicely for the outro.

2. Hideaway

• Slightly darker, more minor feel, which I'm really liking.
• Nice use of saturated string lines. They sound like they've been processed through some sort of tape saturation, which works really well.
• Nice catchy, pop-y chorus.
• Love the sliding guitar hook.
• Nice variation in rhythm, in vocal melodies.
• More tracking harmonies. I think I would've preferred these to be more intermittent and hit on particular words in the chorus. It's good to think of harmonies like punctuation marks.

3. Drink Too Much

• I like the spring reverb on the snare/claps at the start.
• Slightly darker tone at the start, nice contrast to the chorus and the rest of the album.
• I like the subversive, darker message hidden behing the pop-y/indie sound design and production.
• Predictable bridge, but it works.
• I like the Drum and Bass esque drum loop.

4. Won't Look Back

• Shamefully one of the less popular tracks on Spotify.
• Really like the synth bass.
• The track feels epic and like there's a journey and proper story being told.
• I like the reversed snare sound.
• Nice synth lead hooks, kept back in the mix, mingling nicely with everything else.
• There's a nice vintage analogue picture to this track.
• The bridge hits hard and I love it!

Conclusion

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What do you think? Are you a Geowulf fan? Have you given this album a listen? Do you have any recommendations of what I should be listening to? Let me know in the comments below.

You may have noticed a change in the titling of this article. Writing a daily review was hard to keep on top of and clashed too much with my schedule IRL. Therefore, although I am still listening to new albums daily, I will be posting less frequently until I can settle on a more solid posting schedule. There are more exciting things in the works as well, so keep your eye out for different kinds of posts coming your way very soon.

This album was reviewed using beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO Studio Headphones - 80 Ohm and G3 KRK Rokit 6 studio monitors, through a Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 audio interface.

Last month's playlist can be found here