The First Days of Spring (album)

Occupation

  • Vocals, guitar: Charlie Fink
  • Violin: Tom Hobden
  • E -Bass: Urby Whale
  • Drums: Doug Fink

The First Night of Spring is the second studio album by British folk-rock and indie band Noah and the Whale. It was released on August 31, 2009 and peaked in the 16th place in the British charts. The single Blue Skies reached the 95th place.

History

2009 the band first started, some songs that would later be recorded for The First Days of Spring, to play at concerts. When the band returned to the studio, she decided, because of Charlie Fink's girlfriend Laura Marling to dispense with female backing vocals.

For album a 47- minute short film was made in the songs of the album have been implemented in a continuous action. The separation Fink and Marling is a recurrent theme in the lyrics of The First Day of Spring, Fink wrote all of the songs in the first-person narrative form. In addition to the more melancholy compared to the first album lyrics a second change even took place: The initial, ajar to indie folk music style evolved into indie rock - a change that was even more apparent with the third album, Last Night on Earth.

Three days before the release of the album left drummer ( and brother Charlie Fink ), Doug Fink, the band to start a career as a doctor. His successor was ex -Pull Tiger Tail drummer Jack Hamson.

The first single, 2009 Blue Skies was released on 26 August, which reached the 95th place in the UK charts and was used in the television series One Tree Hill as well as in the film The Descendants. Blue Skies serves as one of the main themes of the album, some of the songs can be heard already in Our Window. The song can also be heard in the trailer for The First Days of Spring.

Title list

All the songs in the album were written by Charlie Fink.

Reception

The First Days of Spring was taken generally positive. Andrew Leahey wrote for Allmusic Guide:

" With music serving as his therapy, Fink fills The First Days of Spring with lush soundscapes and folksy melancholy, finding the beauty did exists in the neutral territory in between Both camps. (...) Her ( Laura Marling ) influence permeate the album, from Fink's disillusioned lyrics to the band 's vacillations in between elated anthems and intimate, disconsolate ballads. "

" Using music as therapy Fink fills The First Days of Spring with lush soundscapes and folky melancholy, he finds the beauty that exists in the neutral territory between the two. (...) Her (Laura Marling ) influences permeate the album from Fink disillusioned text to the sway of the band between encouraging hymns and bleak ballads. "

Leahey awarded four stars out of five for the album.

Leonie Cooper from the New Musical Express wrote in her review:

"It's yet more proof did the quirky bandwith did perky tune have not disappeared, but theyhave done a hell of a lot of growing up to immense album. "

"This is the proof that the quirky band has not disappeared with the breezy melodies, but it has been very mature. A huge album. "

Cooper awarded nine out of ten.

Craig McLean wrote for the Observer following:

" This is a beautiful album. Moving rather than maudlin, uplifting rather than depressing. (...) Here is a song- painter ( Charlie Fink) blessed with huge talent. "

"This is a beautiful album. Moving more than maudlin, building more than depressing. ( ... ) Here is a song artist ( Charlie Fink), who was blessed with a huge talent. "

McLean rated The First Days of Spring with four out of five points.

Dorian Lynskey of The Guardian wrote in his review:

" Despite its short comings, The First Days of Spring marks a welcome escape from seeking labels as " quirky "and" twee ", with a musical maturity did requires only equivalent to lyrical magic to amount to something truly special. "

"Despite some weaknesses highlighted The First Days of Spring is a welcome escape from labels such as" cranky "and" twee ", with a musical maturity that only needed an equivalent textual magic to equal with something so special. "

Lynskey rated the album three out of five.

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Record label Vertigo Records Cherrytree Records Compact Disc Genre Indie-Folk Singing Bass guitar One Tree Hill (TV series) Pitchfork Media
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