Top 10 Release Of 2008
Posted December 16, 2008
By KevinMcNeese_NRT, Staff Reviewer
Have you ever met someone packed with so much talent that it frustrates you to the core? Get ready to pull your hair out. After many delays, the much hyped debut by After Edmund finally made it to my desk, but it wasn’t until I saw the band perform a few songs live at a showcase in Nashville that everything clicked for me. I don’t like saying that because it points to a potential weakness in the translations from stage to recording, but I can’t talk about this release without noting my experience.
As I watched this group of five musicians (all classically trained who met amidst college music classes), switch instruments, vocals and stage positions multiple times throughout the performance, I couldn’t help but me mesmerized. Forget that the music was a barrage of well crafted layers, here was something new that I hadn’t seen before. More than a stage trick, After Edmund quickly showed me that this was a group prepared to make the best music they could collectively. As their foundation, everything else would follow.
Their debut is one of the most entertaining albums I’ve heard in a long time, and I can happily attest that I was not hypnotized by a glossy performance. Their album has made it to multiple year end “best of” lists and was recently nominated for a GRAMMY award.
If there’s one album on this list that you may have missed in the shuffle, I’m guessing this is it. Do yourself a favor and say “Hello” to After Edmund. View All Music And Book Reviews By KevinMcNeese_NRT | View KevinMcNeese_NRT's Profile
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