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Apostle of Hustle have gone largely unrecognised in the music world, especially here in the UK. This is probably due to their frontman Andrew Whiteman having his other rather larger band commitments (Broken Social Scene).
However, on discovering Apostle I had to go out and purchase all three albums as the second, Folkloric Feel, has a dreamy escapism feeling to it and I was hoping that Eats Darkness would be similar. How wrong I was. Totally different type of album with more upbeat tracks. Eazy Speaks and Soul Unwind being two great examples of this shift in gears. There are other stand out tracks, Xerses having a BSS feel to it is a more lyric heavy track than most others, delicate guitars followed by an almost Kasabian feel, make Whistle In The Fog a good listen whilst How To Defeat A More Powerful Enermy is bristling with bass at a tempo that is uplifting. There are other tracks that I would call 'growers' which may take a few listens to be truly enjoyable but that can be said of some of the classic albums in history. Overall a very good third album and I am hoping for more from Andrew Whiteman and his small but unique band in the future.
However, on discovering Apostle I had to go out and purchase all three albums as the second, Folkloric Feel, has a dreamy escapism feeling to it and I was hoping that Eats Darkness would be similar. How wrong I was. Totally different type of album with more upbeat tracks. Eazy Speaks and Soul Unwind being two great examples of this shift in gears. There are other stand out tracks, Xerses having a BSS feel to it is a more lyric heavy track than most others, delicate guitars followed by an almost Kasabian feel, make Whistle In The Fog a good listen whilst How To Defeat A More Powerful Enermy is bristling with bass at a tempo that is uplifting. There are other tracks that I would call 'growers' which may take a few listens to be truly enjoyable but that can be said of some of the classic albums in history. Overall a very good third album and I am hoping for more from Andrew Whiteman and his small but unique band in the future.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
meh
28 Aug 2010
I am an Apostle of Hustle fan and, although i can respect the attempt to put something new out there, it is my opinion that this album falls short. if you're new to Apostle, National Anthem is an amazing album; if you're expecting National Anthem, save your money.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
inconsistent
30 Jun 2009
Format:Audio CD
Being a big Broken Social Scene fan I instantly became an Andrew Whiteman admirer. With his first two beautifully produced, musically intellectual and artistic albums, one could make an educated guess that his third full-length would breech a more exciting and insightful horizon that he was headed for. Buying this album as a dedicated Apostle fan, and on a whim, there was not a doubt in my mind that Whiteman and his band would deliver the much needed perfectly crafted music that I was inclined to hearing. Unfortunately, to much dismay I was wrong about my expectations of Apostle's new album. His beautifully crafted bossa nova inspired melody and chord cadences disappeared and his rich fulfilling folkloric vocals dissipated throughout the course of their new album. Worst of all, his baroque production and wall of instruments was almost non-existent. Although the CD was well produced I felt that his past albums had more of a soulful and meaningful feel. Overall, Apostle gave a more flippant and shallow attempt at creating music for their new album and I hope they can keep in touch with their roots before they make another shallow and less heartfelt CD.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Unique with quirky lyrics
12 Jun 2009
This LP and band/group I have never heard of, but I was looking up a list of Indie Rock artists and this band popped up.
I Thought I'd check into them, and as I shouldn't, I before hand already assumed that it probably would be okay to horrible. To my surprise, it isn't. In fact, it's pretty good and quite unique. If you want something pop, light rock, but upbeat to a good medium, then this album might cut it for you.
I would say, too, that this album is slightly on the experimental side, but that could be good to some people as well. At any rate, it's a good album with individualistic values, musically.
I Thought I'd check into them, and as I shouldn't, I before hand already assumed that it probably would be okay to horrible. To my surprise, it isn't. In fact, it's pretty good and quite unique. If you want something pop, light rock, but upbeat to a good medium, then this album might cut it for you.
I would say, too, that this album is slightly on the experimental side, but that could be good to some people as well. At any rate, it's a good album with individualistic values, musically.
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