Hello After Edmund
Posted September 04, 2008
By Nathan,
Sophisticated, complex, lyrically direct and accessible; these are a couple of the words used to describe the debut album from After Edmund, Hello, and for the most part that is true. This alternative album has a unique sound and doesn’t play around with the lyrics, as their songs are straight to the point.
No one in the Christian music world is going to accuse After Edmund for using unoriginal music, because it’s clear from the very first song that this band has a differ sound. The first song “thank God” is a fast paced rock song, which is simply incredible, another thing about it is it almost sounds like it’s being done live, which only adds to the effect.
The song “Fighting for a hear (let go)” is a good rock song that does not have a traditional sound. The album finally slows down at “everyone”, which really borders on light rock, it also sounds similar to Disciple. The album continues the slow pace on “like a dream”, which sounds similar to the last song. The instrumental “darkest room” is not what it could have been because it’s so short. “Come and rain” is a smooth rock song that drags on a bit at the end” and as does “tears” which does have a awesome intro and chorus.
“Stealing away” starts soft but speeds up before the song ends, its not that impressive though, “go oboe” is another instrumental song and is a nice switch from the rock. A bizarre sounding song is “clouds” which is the title track of the album, it is pretty impressive. The album ends with “to see you leave” which is an upbeat rock song which is a little repetitive.
There is nothing complex about After Edmunds’s lyrics, as they are pretty straight forward, but they are also somewhat repetitive. Turning to God in troubled times is a common theme on Hello, especially on “thank God”, “clouds”, and “stealing away” not like that it’s a bad thing. “Everyone” has good lyrics:’ you know we can't make it on our own’. So the messages are fine, unless you want a broader range of lyrics.
Hello is really an impressive debut with its good music; the word ‘complex’ definitely applies to this bands music. It sounds a little disjoined in places but is really worth checking out. Sinful men who need God is a great topic, but let’s see if After Edmund can give us something after their first album.
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