The Beat Surrender

This is a slightly strange feeling, i’ve been listening to Ghost Is Not Real, the second album from the ever brilliant Husky Rescue and i’m about to start writing the review for it. On my stereo now though is a rap artist who is lacing every sentance with a dozen or so swear words which all seems a little bit comic and uneccessary, the huge contrast between the two artists makes it a slightly disorientating experience.

Focusing back though on the gentle yet beautiful musical journey that Husky Rescue take you on is easy, they are the sort of band that when you’ve heard one of their albums once, you immediately fall in love with them and want to go out and introduce them to all your friends, which is pretty much what I did with the stunning debut Country Falls.

Once I’d lent people the album or recommended it to people, the process was repeated by them and it was this word of mouth success that made it a surprisingly successful album and has seen them develop a very loyal fan base in this country. As we’ve seen with a lot of bands though, it is easier to write a great album in all the years you have before you make it, than it is to then have to come up with at least ten equally good songs in the next six to twelve months.

With that in mind I was a little worried for Husky Rescue, fortunately they have done it with ease. The whole album flows through very cohesively with the concept seemingly a journey from dark to light. This is helped by the epic twelve minute Blueberry Tree which sits in the middle of the album and is seperated into three parts.

A number of tracks have already been released as singles, albeit in a very low key way, My Home Ghost sneaking out on a limited 7” pressing before Christmas, a shame really as the haunting nature of the music and icy vocals make it a song that should be heard by far more people. Nightless Night came out recently and is by far the most upbeat song on the album.

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