Sudden Glow by Expert Timing
It's been nearly a decade since the last Count Your Lucky Stars 4-way split (the last one dropped 7/3/15), but it's hard to let a good thing die. For those of you new to the series (or those of you who need a refresher), each split features four bands with an exclusive song each. Previous splits featured emo-revival stables like Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), Dikembe, Dowsing, Hightide Hotel, and Two Knights, among others.
The fifth and newest entry returns featuring the cornerstones of the new Count Your Lucky Stars stable- Camp Trash, Expert Timing, Mt. Oriander, and Thank You, I'm Sorry. Each entry carries the hallmarks of what that band is known best for. On Camp Trash's 'Friendship America', we have a rowdy poppy indie song that crushes and crashes and refuses to let up the entire tune. Expert Timing's 'Sudden Glow' shows why they are the greatest hidden-gem of indie/punk world, writing anthems that should be blaring out of every stereo as they support the next big thing before becoming the next big thing. Mt. Oriander slow things down with easily the most sobering song on the collection with soulful guitars and soulful vocals that morn the loss of life of a close loved one. Thank you, I'm Sorry close the split with a wistful tune 'Snow Window' that feels like the cherry on top with it's full-blown indie pop leanings and synths that wrap you up like a blanket and lull you to sleep.
No other bands could have revived the series as well as these. Four great songs that you won't find anywhere else.
Available on black vinyl. Buy at cylsrecords dot com or the CYLS Bandcamp.
Tracklist
| 1. | Sudden Glow | 3:38 |
Lyrics
Remember when, I saw you in my room
But you weren’t there
The image of your former self, the person that I knew so well
Right before my eyes, you got a little brighter
Apparitions I’ve been chasing through the dark
sudden glow, shadows
Premonition or a memory from the heart
Your warm embrace
The cardigan you’d carry just in case
It’s not enough
Soft spoken words wrapped in melodies
Come back to me
Apparitions I’ve been chasing through the dark
sudden glow, shadows
Premonition or a memory from the heart
The letters that you wrote with perfect curves, you made the dots just right
I hold them in my hands and like a match my memories ignite
I’m missing you
I’m missing you
I’m missing you
I’m missing you
Apparitions I’ve been chasing through the dark
sudden glow, shadows
Premonition or a memory from the heart
Credits
Recorded and mixed by Kyle Hoffer in Orlando, FL.
Mastered by Marius Samdal at Slow Down Records Studio in Trondheim, Norway.
