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Hailing from the Blue Mountains near Sydney Cloud Control are a creative force to be reckoned with. Winning various local accolades, including most recently the Australian Music Prize, the band have jut released the follow album up to their self titled debut EP, the aptly titled 'Bliss Release'.
The band offers up a fairytale musical landscape featuring intricate, rich guitars and vocal melodies paired with constant-tempoed almost tribal drum beats to create a whimsical sound that spirits you away. The haunting choral-like backing vocals ever present throughout the album give it a depth and tone reminiscent to My Morning Jacket. 4 singles have already been taken from the album: 'Meditation Song #2' - a country-esque ballad that opens the album, 'There's Nothing in the Water We Can't Fight' - a funkier, up tempo number, 'This is What I Said' - a fun, sing-a-long track, and 'Gold Canary' - voted Single of the Week on BBC's Radio 6. Tracks like 'Ghost Story' and 'Beat of Love' give the album an eerie interlude, with 'Just For Now' and 'Hollow Drums' stripping back their folk sound to bare, basic acoustics.
All in all a fine sophomore effort from the Australian 4 piece. If this is what they're capable of on a debut album I look forward to seeing what the future holds!
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