'Songs Of Distance' sits somewhere on the 'darker' side of the popular music spectrum, it's wonderfully conceived, stunningly constructed and is surely a genuine contender.
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'Songs Of Distance' sits somewhere on the 'darker' side of the popular music spectrum, it's wonderfully conceived, stunningly constructed and is surely a genuine contender.
Swelter certainly show a commercial edge even if 'Songs Of Distance' is something of a low-tempo offering; great swathes of spiky and jangly guitars are liberally daubed with keys and violin that together make up the main spearhead of Swelter's instrumental attack as drums and bass provide a solid and beautifully proportioned rhythmic backdrop with impassioned vocals crying out atop of everything. The arrangements are fairly busy but never cluttered and offer descriptive and emotional support to the excellent lead voice. Swelter's songs seem to come from the heart and can be quite down-beat at times but perfectly in keeping with Swelter's maturely conceived and well driven 'scores'.
'Songs Of Distance', by Swelter takes indie music to another level altogether; with plenty of softly rockin' riffs and fills decorating the melody line and keyboards offering a perfectly weighted foil, Swelter's sound is big but never brash. Perhaps just a little too down-beat to take the music charts totally by storm but with masses of potential to be one of those 'classic' albums that stick around for ages slowly gathering momentum and, over time, becoming a real must have work. Yes, 'Songs Of Distance' by Swelter sounds like a real worker to me!
'Songs Of Distance' by Swelter has the potential to be a really big album. It has classic features and noble qualities; mature and far-reaching, 'Songs Of Distance' by Swelter should be able to reach out to music lovers everywhere. It has a feeling of longevity about it, this could be around for quite a while yet as it builds a reputation and slowly works its magic.
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