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'Rammed with classic moments' 4K --Kerrang!
"Simply excellent" 9/10 --Powerplay
"This is Therapy? at their absolute best in almost every sense of the word." 8/10 --Rock Sound
"Simply excellent" 9/10 --Powerplay
"This is Therapy? at their absolute best in almost every sense of the word." 8/10 --Rock Sound
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Seminal Irish rockers THERAPY? are set to release thunderous new album A Brief Crack Of Light on February 6th 2012. It will be preceded by the Living In The Shadow Of A Terrible Thing' single on January 23rd. Released on BLAST Records (a subsidiary of Global Music), it was recorded at Blast Studios in Newcastle with producer, Adam Sinclair and displays a stunning mix of angular rhythm, anthemic might and insidious melody. The band have also announced a mouth watering tour in April next year with Ragga metal uberlords Skindred. The Jägermeister sponsored event runs over 5 nights and tickets are a recession busting £5!!! With a career spanning more than two decades (an astonishing feat in these days of disposable, well, EVERYTHING), Therapy? have thrived, evolved and challenged in equal measure. From the chart bothering, mainstream success of the mid nineties to the musically progressive excitement of their post millennial output, Andy Cairns, Michael McKeegan and Neil Cooper STILL represent a true pioneer musical spirit. A Brief Crack Of Light is the band s thirteenth album and is as full of grit and fire as ever.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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There can be nothing worse than when a band you admire adopt an influence you can't stand but on the flip side of this what happens when a band have a little flirt at incorporating an influence you love and it works wonderfully well... only for them to stop running with it? Could be frustrating right? This is how I feel here, on the best tracks on this release Therapy? reveal a huge crush for Fugazi - the snarling Mackaye-esque vocals of `Plague Bell', the `Red Medicine'/'The Argument' referencing art rock experimentation of `Marlow' and `Ghost Trio', and of course most obviously the `Repeater' style lone bass and near spoken word verses of `Before You, With You, After You'. Unfortunately for a lot of the remaining material Therapy? lose this welcome edge of creativity and power along into some indistinct regulation grinders like `Why Turbulence', `The Buzzing' and `Stark Raving Sane'. On a longer album of 12 or more songs these would have been perfectly acceptable but they take up such a large proportion of the material here (there are just 10 tracks), and when added to the fact that the closing repetitive `Ecclesiastes' required a little cutting in the editing room, the album comes across as a little unfocused to say the least.
So five very decent songs (the first four I mentioned earlier plus the grimly amusing `Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder') and some above average album tracks (lead single `Living in the Shadow of a Terrible Thing' only just misses out on being in the hit pile due to the mildly unsatisfying chorus and 'The Buzzing' is only undone by falling just the wrong side of shambolic) add up to a solid effort. Overall there is a slight lack of melody throughout especially when compared to their 90's heyday, Therapy? used to blend the rhythmic with the melodic perfectly but now lean more heavily on the former element. I'll admit this is the first album I've investigated since 1999's `Suicide Pact' and in many ways they haven't altered their approach all that much from that gritty, rough and ready release - but at the final reckoning if the 14 classic tracks of `Troublegum' would stroll 5 stars, and the interesting but flawed `Infernal Love' and `Suicide Pact' deserve 4 stars, then `A Brief Crack of Light' I'd rate as 3 stars alongside 1998's patchy `Semi Detached' - enough good material to warrant investigating but nowhere near the level of former glories.
Oh, and if you do enjoy this album and don't already own copies of 'Repeater', 'In on the Killtaker', 'Red Medicine' and 'The Argument' then what are you waiting for - go get.
So five very decent songs (the first four I mentioned earlier plus the grimly amusing `Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder') and some above average album tracks (lead single `Living in the Shadow of a Terrible Thing' only just misses out on being in the hit pile due to the mildly unsatisfying chorus and 'The Buzzing' is only undone by falling just the wrong side of shambolic) add up to a solid effort. Overall there is a slight lack of melody throughout especially when compared to their 90's heyday, Therapy? used to blend the rhythmic with the melodic perfectly but now lean more heavily on the former element. I'll admit this is the first album I've investigated since 1999's `Suicide Pact' and in many ways they haven't altered their approach all that much from that gritty, rough and ready release - but at the final reckoning if the 14 classic tracks of `Troublegum' would stroll 5 stars, and the interesting but flawed `Infernal Love' and `Suicide Pact' deserve 4 stars, then `A Brief Crack of Light' I'd rate as 3 stars alongside 1998's patchy `Semi Detached' - enough good material to warrant investigating but nowhere near the level of former glories.
Oh, and if you do enjoy this album and don't already own copies of 'Repeater', 'In on the Killtaker', 'Red Medicine' and 'The Argument' then what are you waiting for - go get.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This picks up exactly where Crooked Timber left off - and I love it already.
Amazon's excellent pre-order service meant it arrived in the post on the day of release and it didn't disappoint.
As with Crooked Timber, and Therapy? in general, the drums are prominent in the mix and the songs all have a strong sense of rhythm as their backbone.
But tracks like Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder and Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing are infectiously catchy, while tracks such as Ghost Trio have so much going on that you discover a new sound with each listen.
This is not ball-out metal, this is a band oozing maturity and song-writing talent, this is a band delivering a sound of their own, a band that cannot be categorised - and the album is all the better for it.
The lyrics and song titles screan "Therapy?" (Stark Raving Sane, Why Turbulence?) and some songs even have an "epic" feel.
If you have liked the band's last few albums you'll love this - if you have yet to experience Therapy? take a look at the video of Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing on Youtube to get an idea of what this album is all about.
I love it!
Amazon's excellent pre-order service meant it arrived in the post on the day of release and it didn't disappoint.
As with Crooked Timber, and Therapy? in general, the drums are prominent in the mix and the songs all have a strong sense of rhythm as their backbone.
But tracks like Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder and Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing are infectiously catchy, while tracks such as Ghost Trio have so much going on that you discover a new sound with each listen.
This is not ball-out metal, this is a band oozing maturity and song-writing talent, this is a band delivering a sound of their own, a band that cannot be categorised - and the album is all the better for it.
The lyrics and song titles screan "Therapy?" (Stark Raving Sane, Why Turbulence?) and some songs even have an "epic" feel.
If you have liked the band's last few albums you'll love this - if you have yet to experience Therapy? take a look at the video of Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing on Youtube to get an idea of what this album is all about.
I love it!
Format:MP3 Download|Amazon Verified Purchase
After the fantastic 'Crooked Timber' I was worried that 'A brief crack of light' wouldn't be able to live up to my expectations. It's a colder album than Crooked Timber, and it takes the more experimental parts of that album and rolls with them, and it works really well. The first track, 'Living in the shadow of a terrible thing' is classic Therapy? Heavy riff, tight drums, loud Bass and catchy chorus, a great opener. then we have 'Plague bell' a bitter, and very angry in your face tune with dis-chordant moments, and one of my favorites. After that 'Marlow' then surprises the hell out of you, a happy sounding, bouncy tune on the surface, it's mainly an instrumental but after a few listens you start noticing all the subtle nuances, and the shifting drum beats. it's definately a darker tune that the first listen lets on. 'Before you, with you, after you' is somewhere close to 'classic' Therapy?. A fast paced opening settles down to an almost spoken word verse over a chugging riff, then a big chorus opens it up. A live favorite i'd reckon. Then we come to 'The Buzzing'. I think 'The Buzzing' fantastic. It goes from being a crazy and ranting tune, that purposely falls to pieces with Andy's vocals sounding like they're on a scratched record. A melodic centre then leads back to it being a loud and harsh, albeit with a faster harder drumbeat, then it stops with a single chord followed Neil Cooper playing a dubstep drumbeat to see the song out. Simply awesome. 'Get you dead hand off my shoulder' is a cold sounding, quite minimalist tune, harks back to 70s and 80s electro in some ways, definately an album highlight. 'Ghost trio' is something I believe Andy Cairns has been wanting to do for years, one single note played on the guitar, and the Bass and Drums do such an excellent job, it takes a few listens to realise it. Brilliant. 'Why Turbulence' has an almost sleazy riff, and the most toungue in cheek lyrics on the album "Put me in a minor key - default setting" And once again has some properly excellent Drumming. 'Stark raving sane' Is a crazy, fast paced Drum and Bass lead tune which ends just as you've think you've got a handle on it. Album closer 'Ecclesiastes' is a totally different beast altogether, a slow thoughtful, haunting tune that once again seems to have influences with 70s and 80s electro. It will probaly be one of the more devisive tunes on the record, but it does end the album beautifully. 'A Brief Crack of Light is a damned fine album, and for a band that's been going for more than 20 years, it makes it all the more impessive. I didn't plan on a track by track review, but that seems to be what I've done. Gary
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Not the best
Looked forward to this album by one of my fave bands,thought Crooked Timber, the last album was an absolute stormer but I'm afraid this one is ok but like I say not the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by tiger955
They still got it
This album picks up right were A Crooked Timber left, add a little of Suicide Pact-You First and Never Apologize Never Explain, and you got it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Daniel
Therapy?'s Nadir
Well, I've lived with this record for about a month now and there's no getting away from it. It's poor. Read more
Published 2 months ago by greg clarke
Stark Raving Sane
Album fourteen for Therapy? And it's clear that they aren't in this for the money, but in this to the end. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. M. A. Reed
Sometimes change is ... a little bland
I've been following Therapy? For 20 years now. Loved many of their records; was bored by two offerings out of 13-14 in all that time. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. Hunt
Awesome new work from Therapy?-not a question!
Well designed smooth sleeve in combination with the internal one with lyrics and Nabokov's quote and great new songs made my day. If you still have not listened to the Therapy? Read more
Published 3 months ago by Vinyl Blog
Therapy? - A Brief Crack of Light
"A Brief Crack of Light" is Therapy?'s 13th studio album and was released on Blast Records.
The album is brilliant and Therapy? have yet again outdone themselves. Read more
The album is brilliant and Therapy? have yet again outdone themselves. Read more
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