Dartz-The_Sad_History_Of_The_Village_Of_Alnerique-2008-DV8

Artist: Dartz!

Title: The Sad History Of The Village Of Alnerique

Label: Xtra Mile

Genre: Indie

Bitrate: 125kbit av.

Time: 00:26:53

Size: 25.85 mb

Rip Date: 2008-09-29

Str Date: 2008-00-00



1. The Arrival, Building Alnerique 4:09

2. Oskar & Ofelia 2:58

3. A New Venture From Mordecai & Sons 3:50

4. The Clandestine Choir 4:24

5. What Happens To Places Where Spaces Should Be 2:09

6. The Lay Of The Land 3:17

7. Embers 2:25

8. The End, Moving On 3:41



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Dartz have a great melodic easy listening sound, and if that

isn??t descriptive enough imagine the raw-soft nature of

Idlewild, elements of the changing spikes of Biffy Clyro, a

good pinch of Death Cab for Cutie and a bit of Futureheads

(meaning that you can add a bit of a skip to your wailing).

Vocally they are softer than all these bands, the kind of

music that draws you into the inner world of your sofa and

sends you on a journey through the village of Alnerique

itself. The album is only eight tracks long but some how it

gets into your blood and yearns to be played over and over.



There is a touch of brilliance in their sound, the marching

beat of 'The Lay Of The Land' makes the listener feel like a

defiant revolutionary. Not all the tracks command this pace,

'Embers' is purely instrumental yet sits perfectly in the

listing, probably because there is a touch of melancholy in

the lyrics of 'The Sad History Of The Village Of Alnerique'.

Thankfully this does not lead to another dreaded terribly emo

album purely because of the pace which keeps up an upbeat

thread through-out although this is certainly not an album for

those looking for disco-punk. The best genre to place it in

would be post-punk emotive pop, it slips down comfortably yet

there is an underlying angst (have a listen to 'A New Venture

From Mordecai & Sons') which makes it endearing.