A long time has passed since I have
listened to music, a very sad depressing statement I must admit. I am not
counting the over produced plastic sounds on the radio. Now I have sat down
with my cup of tea, cigarette and laptop, it feels so good to be comforted by
the sweet notes of modern rock n roll.
Like reuniting with a long lost friend, I promise never to be so distant
from it again.
Young British bands have a knack of
building so much promise. They jump in the right direction but the final
destination is just disappointing, like our weather. Especially when it matters
the most. Finally an exception has emerged.
They are the birds flying in the sky.
Stratospheric chorus’ down to somber ballads, Mallory Knox cover it all in
their album Signals. Their guitar riffs, drumbeats and heart wrenching lyrics
are not foreign or unfamiliar but they are a resolution to the auto tune,
screaming and blunderingly awful writing that is considered in todays scene.
Their biggest songs do not just feature on
their first album. Their EP is equipped with bright ingenious tracks too. They
paved the way for these boys to an enormous fan base, radio play and an
excellent well deserved hype. Many albums are a pick ‘n’ mix of tracks which
get singled out and overplayed on their own. Now say bye bye to mixed playlists
and shuffle, Mallory Knox have created an entire album worth playing, listening
and learning from start to finish.
In the past few months Mallory Knox have
jumped, scored and kept flying upwards with success. You would think that their
recent album release was their greatest hits -haha it is that good. They have a strong front man with a fabulous vocal flair
and a band with powerful expert dynamics. I have no fear in being optimistic
about these guys. After all, their capabilities have beckoned me back to this blog. It feels satisfying to be
embraced by good music again.