Maybe some of the confessional lyricism of Death Cab for Cutie as well. As always, a huge inspiration was the melancholic, poetic songs of folk singer Phil Ochs. There are ribbons of thought that bind these songs together thematically, the most important being ‘dark waters’. Lyrically, Every Brook a Torrent is more elliptical than the debut album And the Ground Grew Cold…. There are, however, some stronger and more recognisable flavours within the album of music gone. Despite this the album is far from directionless, with its carefully crafted, musically dark complexity. The Palps’ second album Every Brook a Torrent seems to contain within it an infinite number of unconscious influences. ![]() Here, the band tells us what inspired the song, as well as other tracks on the new upcoming album… ![]() In true prog-rock fashion the track finishes with an epic and satisfying solo that plays the song out for a good three minutes, with every second of it feeling like time well spent. The track is a well-crafted voyage of sound, complete with soaring folk pitched vocals, interesting percussive punctuations and a Johnny Marr-esque guitar swirling around a spacious classic rock/post-punk mix. Newcastle-based lo-fi prog band The Palps have released Dark Days, the first latest single from their second album Every Brook a Torrent.
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