“The Cedar are for people who like:
- Dinosaurs
- Baking
- Games
- Buttons
- Feeling sad sometimes
- Feeling happy sometimes
- Music that sounds good
- Music that is good
- Music your friends will be jealous that you found first
- Lasagna”
And it’s exactly on this point that we totally agree: lasagna’s, ofcourse! In view of the recurrent parallels I draw between music and gastronomy, you will have guessed… I couldn’t escape from it.
Listening to this first album, The Cedar proved their ability to succeed in mixing together all ingredients to treat us to a delightful dish! After the promising EP “Grannies’ Knitting Café”, recorded in 2006, this collection has impeccable orchestration, garnished as much as your Arcade Fire or your Raven & Chimes but with such a difference: a faultless punctuation! And it’s fully enjoyable.
Leading by the lightening voice of Neil Gay – that could remind a Tom McRae timbre, backened by the cottony vocals of Eleanor Murphy, this new opus of the Bristol band is one of the essential albums of the year.
Enjoy the listening experience of these two following tracks : for sure you could be jealous !
Band : The Cedar
Label : none
Where to buy : cdbaby.com / itunes
Who else to enjoy ? Raven & Chimes, Arcade Fire
More appetizers : @myspace.com
Wow, thank you muchly for your super-delicious words.
Love,
Ben (from The Cedar)