Jonquil - Lions

Lo que las notas garabateadas de tinta en este álbum bellamente empaquetado indican, y ciertamente ofrece sin duda, dentro de la funda de cartón ilustrado son catorce ejemplos de delicadeza, y sobrio folk acústico. Centrado alrededor del compositor Hugo Manuel (20), la banda de Oxford incluye a miembros compañeros del sello Try Harder Records (Youthmovies) , una etiqueta que representa similarmente a los ascendentes Blood Red Shoes and Foals. Lions sin embargo, es muy diferente de las ofrendas estridentes del resto de fichajes de THR; inundado de voces distantes, reverb voices, desplumadas acústicas, y órganos. Aquí Jonquil entrega una bienvenida placa de folk contemporáneo. Jonquil felizmente se apropia de los tonos de Europa del Este de Beirut, el lo-fi principalmente de The Microphones y la paleta instrumental de Akron/ Family. Lions título de la pista, sin lugar a dudas un post-Gulag Orkestar de borrachos, es uno de los mas muchos destacados.En Whistle Low, tal vez Lions alcanza su momento pop más alto, la influencia de Islands y Sung Tongs Era Animal Collective se puede escuchar en la voz juguetona y despreocupada y los arranques acústicos. Una indicación de la promesa adicional en lugar de expresión artística, Lions sin duda merece acompañar a los aficionados de sus muchas influencias en los próximos meses de invierno ...
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What the ink-scribbled sleeve note on this beautifully packaged album suggests, the disc certainly delivers; inside the illustrated matte cardboard sleeve lay fourteen examples of delicate, understated acoustic folk. Centred around 20 year-old songwriter Hugo Manuel, Oxford based Jonquil includes members from Try Harder Records labelmates Youthmovies, a label representing the similarly ascending Blood Red Shoes and Foals. Lions however is quite unlike the raucous offerings of fellow THR signings; awash with distant, reverb voices, plucked acoustic guitar, organ and horns. Here Jonquil deliver a welcome slab of contemporary folk. Although not derivative, Jonquil happily appropriate the eastern European tones of Beirut, the lo-fi principles of The Microphones (Lions was recorded, mixed and produced at home by Manuel) and the instrumental palette of Akron/Family. Title track Lions, an undeniably post-Gulag Orkestar drunken singsong, is one of many standouts, accordian complimenting the adolescent boy choir perfectly. On Whistle Low, perhaps Lions most successful pop moment, the influence of Montreal's Islands and Sung Tongs era Animal Collective can be heard in the playful, carefree vocals and plucked acoustic guitars. An indication of further promise rather than realised artistic statement, Lions certainly deserves to accompany fans of its many influences over the coming winter months...

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