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22 December 2023
It has been said that you have to learn the rules first to break them. To expand on an idea, concept, or genre of music, you have to intrinsically know it. The Snake The Cross The Crown show us on Mander Salis how it’s done, and they make it look easy.
They straddle that fine line of experimentation, while staying true to what makes up great, accessible, classic music. I am reminded at turns of Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Queen, and even Pink Floyd, but none of these in a derivative way. More so in attitude, maturity, and craftsmanship. For every strange noise, we are also treated to beautifully layered vocals. For every atmospheric pause, we are also given complex, syncopated rhythms.
It is this point/counterpoint that makes Mander Salis the kind of album that many bands will try (and fail) to make their entire lives. What makes this all the more amazing is that it is The Snake The Cross The Crown’s first full-length album.
Tracks like \"Echolalia\" and \"The Fields Of Ius\" will strike you the way Buckley\'s Grace did. One moment so introspective and gorgeous that it gives you goose bumps, the next, rocking out capturing you in a wave of energy-- but never losing that melody, never forgetting what makes a great song.
It’s always amazing to discover a new band that you just know everyone will soon be talking about, and The Snake The Cross The Crown is it.
They straddle that fine line of experimentation, while staying true to what makes up great, accessible, classic music. I am reminded at turns of Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Queen, and even Pink Floyd, but none of these in a derivative way. More so in attitude, maturity, and craftsmanship. For every strange noise, we are also treated to beautifully layered vocals. For every atmospheric pause, we are also given complex, syncopated rhythms.
It is this point/counterpoint that makes Mander Salis the kind of album that many bands will try (and fail) to make their entire lives. What makes this all the more amazing is that it is The Snake The Cross The Crown’s first full-length album.
Tracks like \"Echolalia\" and \"The Fields Of Ius\" will strike you the way Buckley\'s Grace did. One moment so introspective and gorgeous that it gives you goose bumps, the next, rocking out capturing you in a wave of energy-- but never losing that melody, never forgetting what makes a great song.
It’s always amazing to discover a new band that you just know everyone will soon be talking about, and The Snake The Cross The Crown is it.
artid
2628
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issue
vol 7 - issue 01 (sep 2004)
section
entertainmental