I recently bought Noah and the Whale’s latest album, The First Days of Spring, wholeheartedly expecting whimsical and charmingly light music based off of the title and the incredibly beautiful photographs that comprise the record’s album artwork. The music itself absolutely did not disappoint; I have always thought they had an incredible sound and that Charlie Fink had quite an endearing voice. But for the love of God I have never heard so many songs in a row about someone with a broken heart trying to talk himself through a seemingly horrid breakup with a girl who, like Beyoncé, is irreplaceable. “You can give up anything when you’re following you’re heart… I thought I believed in love but I never see it through”… “I’m a fox trapped in the headlights, oh and I’m waiting for the tires to spin over me”…buddy, pull yourself together. I guess I should have expected some of their classic pessimism, as I long ago took quite a liking to that undeniably relatable cynicism found in such songs as “Shape of My Heart”. But this poor boy/the whole group/whoever wrote the lyrics, despite having undeniable talent, really needs some Prozac.
Regardless, I really do love “ Blue Skies”, “First Days of Spring”, and the incredibly innovative “Love of an Orchestra”. I don’t know if I would recommend buying the whole album as I did, but definitely give those songs a listen…misery loves company, after all.
The band also decided to create an accompanying mini-film for the album, which is absolutely gorgeous and well done despite how tragically forlorn the entire video is. It does, however, include Daisy Lowe and a God-impersonator dancing around in a turtleneck, so it’s worth watching.
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