{"id":12813,"date":"2012-10-19T13:23:41","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T02:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=12813"},"modified":"2012-10-19T13:24:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T02:24:00","slug":"two-gallants-the-bloom-and-the-blight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/10\/two-gallants-the-bloom-and-the-blight\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Gallants – The Bloom And The Blight"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>A band with which I was not previously familiar previously, Two Gallants return after a five year hiatus with their aptly titled fourth album, The Bloom and the Blight.\u00a0 <\/em>Friends since they were five (maybe that\u2019s their first meeting on the album cover?), the San Francisco natives Adam Stephens (guitar and vocals) and Tyson Vogel (drums and vocals) have obviously grown up together, none more so than in recent years, with respective journeys of self discovery, musical discovery and in Stephens\u2019 case recovering from injuries sustained in a road accident.\u00a0 All this combined has produced an album that balances a new found musical ferocity, with equal parts the restrained folk and alt-country roots of their past.<\/p>\n

The gritty bang crash fuzz of opening track Halcyon Days <\/em>was my first introduction to the band and from the outset, the vocals of Adam Stephens zeroed into my ears.\u00a0 Think of a cross between the late Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone and Jeff Keith from Tesla and you\u2019ve got your man, love it!\u00a0 As much as the use of melody is evidently high on the duo\u2019s songwriting modus operandi, so is the use of light and shade, both within song and from song to song.\u00a0 My Love Won\u2019t Wait <\/em>as the first single is a great representation of the bands 2012 sound, with some Black Sabbath grungy sized riffs sandwiched in between some delicate vocal harmonies. Speaking of delicate, Broken Eyes <\/em>strips things right back with just an acoustic guitar and harmonica. \u00a0Ride Away <\/em>is a personal favourite track of mine, which I liken to the sound and style of those 60\u2019s pioneers The Animals, but imagine a classic rock\/metal sized sound.\u00a0 On the Australian version of the album, we get a double shot of willie \u2013 with not only the charming little ditty Willie, <\/em>but one of the two bonus tracks being a cover of American blues guitarist\/singer Blind Willie Johnson\u2019s Dyin\u2019 Crapshooter\u2019s Blues.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Bloom and the Blight <\/em>poises the band nicely to capitalise on their already well established following, whilst with their new found musical ferocity, this duo is going to be one sight to behold in all their live glory.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of: <\/strong>Fuzzy, distorted, but blissful rock n\u2019 roll<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> September 7th<\/sup>, 2012<\/p>\n

Label:<\/strong> Warner Music Australia\/IndoChine Recordings<\/p>\n

Produced by:<\/strong> John Congleton and Two Gallants<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.twogallants.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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