Owls Of The Swamp - Atlas (26/05/2014)
Owls Of The Swamp have finally released the promised album, Atlas, which many have been waiting for since the release of his last single The Hypnotist.
Pete Uhlenbruch, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, travelled around Europe to create the album which has quite a few gems hidden within the rusty toned tracks.
The Hypnotist, previously released as a single, is full of layered vocals and a piano part that is both melancholy and whimsical. Garden, the standout of the album, has a real daydreamy tone that is brought alone with the twangy guitar and Uhlenbruch’s rustic crooning.
Closer Now and ShapeShifter has more layered vocals and intricate guitar parts. The Fall, Shelter and Restless, compared to other tracks on the album, are quite slow and walk along the line of a little repetitive.
Going Home has a really nice sounding guitar and is a little more upbeat than past songs. Water Song is a mix of synths, layered vocals and leaves a listener in a dreamy like state. The album finishes off with Grandfather Clock which is a bit of an anti-climactic finish.
The album itself has some quality moments; Garden is one of the standouts on the album. But most of the other album tracks don’t really seem to have a different feel than the others before. Uhlenbruch has a lot of potential for creating some great music, he just needs to experiment and push boundaries a little more.
Elizabeth Alderslade
Pete Uhlenbruch, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, travelled around Europe to create the album which has quite a few gems hidden within the rusty toned tracks.
The Hypnotist, previously released as a single, is full of layered vocals and a piano part that is both melancholy and whimsical. Garden, the standout of the album, has a real daydreamy tone that is brought alone with the twangy guitar and Uhlenbruch’s rustic crooning.
Closer Now and ShapeShifter has more layered vocals and intricate guitar parts. The Fall, Shelter and Restless, compared to other tracks on the album, are quite slow and walk along the line of a little repetitive.
Going Home has a really nice sounding guitar and is a little more upbeat than past songs. Water Song is a mix of synths, layered vocals and leaves a listener in a dreamy like state. The album finishes off with Grandfather Clock which is a bit of an anti-climactic finish.
The album itself has some quality moments; Garden is one of the standouts on the album. But most of the other album tracks don’t really seem to have a different feel than the others before. Uhlenbruch has a lot of potential for creating some great music, he just needs to experiment and push boundaries a little more.
Elizabeth Alderslade