Noah And The Whale - The First Days Of Spring [mp3-320-2009]

1. First Days Of Spring, The

2. Our Window

3. I Have Nothing

4. My Broken Heart

5. Instrumental I

6. Love Of An Orchestra

7. Instrumental II

8. Stranger

9. Blue Skies

10. Slow Glass

11. My Door Is Always Open





Artist: Noah And The Whale

Title: The First Days Of Spring

Store Date: 31 aug 2009

Upload Date: 12 jul 2009

Label: Mercury

Genre: Indie folk

Cover: front

Bitrate: 320 kb/s, joint stereo





This is a beautiful album. Moving rather than maudlin, uplifting rather than depressing. Instrumental 1, all strings and brass and piano, is like the overture to a David Lean epic, not least because it leads straight into the mighty, hot-stepping, choir-driven Love Of An Orchestra.

This is the love song that I write while still in love with you, Fink sings over booming drums, and more choral backing vocals oh the standout Blue Skies. Next to the irresistible-yet-twee-ish indie-pop of last year's Top 10 summer hit 5 Years, he's upped his game quicksmart.

Impressionistic symphonic-pop maestro Sufjan Stevens, back this autumn with a new album, had better watch his back. Here is a song-painter blessed with huge talent.