Having already wowed Irish punters aplenty, Waterford lads O Emperor are set to release their second studio album Vitreous to audiences further from home. Vitreous is set for UK release this coming Monday 19th August.
Alternative music has needed a bit of a shake up in recent times and O Emperor have set out the stalls with this latest release.
The album opens beautifully with 'Grandmother Mountain', but it doesn't take long to hear the humour in the lyrics (get me back to my gutbucket bedsit where I can smell the shit in the city air)
The album continues with hints of Fleet Foxes in 'Whitener (Part1)' to certain 60's influences in 'Minuet'
Vitreous is quite a short album, just coming in shy of 30 minutes for the 9 tracks. But there are plenty of stand out tracks to rave about. The wonderful vocals on 'Soft in the head' and the raw energy of contact. But I could not leave this review without mentioning the closing track 'This is it'. This track shows the bands maturity from their debut album.
You can buy Vitreous over on their official website www.oemperor.com
Thanks for reading
Pat
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