Traveller & Fortune - I Am Only Snow (19/05/2014)
The folky and whimsical band that hail from Adelaide, Traveller & Fortune, have dropped another album since their last self-titled creation in 2013. The creative five piece have again been creating more fanciful and story like tracks for their new album.
I Am Only Snow features six new tracks as well old favourite Little Plastic People that has been slightly reworked. Little Plastic People is similar to the original work only with a more dominant banjo sound than before. Alaska, which was a single released prior to the album drop, holds the full sound of everything that the band represents. The build ups and mixed harmonies have always been a speciality of the band.
Boxes is a great track on the album which showcases the bands great ability at having a good hook in the choruses. An uplifting number with the piano, and holds quite a few whimsical moments. My Darling Moon is a soft start with the vocals and is quite a sorrowful song about lost love. The soft melodies get stronger through the duration of the song, a staple of the band who usually builds up a song to finish on a soft note.
Windy Mill has the expected intricate guitar work, great layered vocals and some underling Western style sound while Broken Birds brings some more sweet crooning’s of lead singer, Tom West. Purple, Grey, Blue And Gold carries many melodies and mixed harmonies. The track has a feeling of a waltz even though it isn’t. Whether or not the song title is a reference to the album art cover is mere speculation on my part.
Traveller & Fortune have brought another soundscape to the table, not missing in the iconic sounds of the band. While they pulled through another great track, there is still a feeling like they may be holding something back.
Elizabeth Alderslade
I Am Only Snow features six new tracks as well old favourite Little Plastic People that has been slightly reworked. Little Plastic People is similar to the original work only with a more dominant banjo sound than before. Alaska, which was a single released prior to the album drop, holds the full sound of everything that the band represents. The build ups and mixed harmonies have always been a speciality of the band.
Boxes is a great track on the album which showcases the bands great ability at having a good hook in the choruses. An uplifting number with the piano, and holds quite a few whimsical moments. My Darling Moon is a soft start with the vocals and is quite a sorrowful song about lost love. The soft melodies get stronger through the duration of the song, a staple of the band who usually builds up a song to finish on a soft note.
Windy Mill has the expected intricate guitar work, great layered vocals and some underling Western style sound while Broken Birds brings some more sweet crooning’s of lead singer, Tom West. Purple, Grey, Blue And Gold carries many melodies and mixed harmonies. The track has a feeling of a waltz even though it isn’t. Whether or not the song title is a reference to the album art cover is mere speculation on my part.
Traveller & Fortune have brought another soundscape to the table, not missing in the iconic sounds of the band. While they pulled through another great track, there is still a feeling like they may be holding something back.
Elizabeth Alderslade