ALBUM REVIEW: MILKDRIVE, PLACES YOU’VE NOT BEEN
When MilkDrive slip into chamber music mode, it’s difficult to set them apart from other modern stringbands. The five minute instrumental “Orion’s Waltz,” for example, is a perfectly crafted tune, well-played and full of admirable fretwork. But their shredding abilities aren’t what make the band great.
Where MilkDrive stand out is when they open their mouths and use their unique verse and engaging voices to tell a story. The opening tune, “Take Too Long,” is a palpitating song reminiscent of Luka Bloom’s “Acoustic Motorbike,” wherein the band employ repetitive guitar and vocal lines to propel the song’s impatient poetry. On their own, the pizzicato string lines in “As They Go” seem a little grandiose but, as a the foundation for their words of indolence, the instrumentation works almost perfectly.
Read the full review over on The BGS.
