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| Mesita: 'Here's to Nowhere' (March 2011) |
You know one of those albums where you just love every single track? Whether it be the catchy chorus', guitar riffs or funky bass lines, there's always got to be that hook to make you love an album.
This is one of those albums.
The first track, "A Million Shades of Sky" opens the album with a feel good and carefree vibe. The clean electric guitar riff over the gentle shaker and shuffle drum rhythm makes the perfect music for a drive along country lanes on a sunny day with the breeze blowing through your hair. Even the artwork reminds me of the sky on a summer's day with the bright blue colour scheme.
The soft tones of James Cooley's vocals run like honey with the gentle strumming of guitars, mandolins and runs of electric piano phrases. Its the kind of music you can really get lost into as each song progresses.
I'm personally a fan of music which has repetitions and a build up of other layers of sound going on. Each time you listen to this album, you can notice and discover different parts more and more which makes it really interesting. I would recommend listening to 'Somewhere Else' as a first introduction to Mesita, it has a clean and upbeat electric guitar which reflects the overall summery/positive feel to the album.
The only negative thing I would say is that some of the songs can become a bit of a blur as they are all quite similar in structure and sound. The repetition of drum beats and guitar strumming patterns don't become annoying as it gives a definitive style to the artist, but for some people's music taste they prefer variation and so might feel like the songs are a little boring after the first couple of tracks.
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