Gifts_From_Enola--Loyal_Eyes_Betrayed_The_Mind-2006-UKi

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2006-11-14

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      a r t i s t : Gifts From Enola
        t i t l e : Loyal Eyes Betrayed the Mind
          d a t e : 2006
        l a b e l : Self Released
      s o u r c e : CDDA
        g e n r e : Instrumental Rock
  r l s.  d a t e : Nov/2006		
      t r a c k s : 9
    b i t r a t e : 219 kbps avg
          s i z e : 81.40MB

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    "Unsurprisingly, Loyal Eyes Betrayed Our Minds is a shining example of what
    all instrumental rock bands should be doing. Gifts From Enola juxtapose
    elements of post-rock with a large hard-rock mindset and then allow an
    experimental bent to soften the edges. Structurally Loyal Eyes covers all
    the bases. Some songs explode out of the gates with blistering intensity and
    then recede slowly back into the sonic landscape with a timid disposition.
    Other times the band waits for the dynamic breakdown and sets the scene up
    with calm waves of ambience and scant field recordings. The longer tracks on
    the album "City Lights Scraped the Sky" and "Screaming at Anything that
    Move" see the band doing its best post-rock impression, undulating through
    passages densely populated with guitar riffs and those which contain only
    the solo beat of the drum or lone picking of the guitar. I find these two
    tracks to be the most indicative of the band's future; not only does the
    band break the mold and deliver the lengthy song in a digestible form, but
    we also see them delving into a slightly jam-oriented act. Had this been
    taken to its logical conclusion Loyal Eyes would liken have been ruined by
    the intangible meanderings of a reckless band. However, Gifts From Enola
    stay enough in form to keep the track moving along smoothly and this
    conscious move is a spectacular dessert to an already hearty meal.

    I'd be lying if I said that Loyal Eyes didn't contain that spark that makes
    you want to listen to it repeatedly ad nausea. These four young men have a
    passion about the music they're creating that really makes the album an
    enjoyable experience. At the core of it, thatÆs really what music is all
    about. Youth often boils music down to the essentials, and Gifts From Enola
    shows exactly how captivating that can be."
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      01-Behind Curtains Closing                                    [6:21]
      02-Early Morning Ambulance                                    [6:10]
      03-City Lights Scraped The Sky                                [8:00]
      04-In The Company Of Others                                   [4:28]
      05-With The Tides In Hindsight                                [4:19]
      06-Miles Of White                                             [4:07]
      07-We Watched Them Lose Our Minds                             [3:36]
      08-Screaming At Anything That Moved                           [8:06]
      09-Memoranda                                                  [4:03]

                                                                     49:10 min

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