*growls*
I was expecting something a little bit different from a band that appears to have employed Gary Hume's infant son to design their record sleeve (easy now), but what I sure wasn't expecting was something so beautiful as 'Wolves.' Yep - even I'm surprised sometimes I guess...
Building from the simplest percussion and single voice combination to a lush yet twisted acoustic landscape of violins, cellos, handclaps and adorable harmonised vocals, 'Wolves' is a haunting, romantic poem that's as soft as a velvet condom and sweet as a chocolate starfish...
Oh look - I know - I KNOW that I've overstepped the mark on this one. I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. Forgive me.
Joking aside: 'Wolves' is a truly great song that's both powerfully hypnotic and exquisitely poignant. But that's no surprise when you consider the talent behind it - as The Accidental are a sort of indie-pop-folk-electro super group - comprising Stephen Cracknell (he from The Memory Band and also the co-founder of Trunk Records); Sam Genders (from Tunng); Hannah Caughlin (a Bicycle Thief) and Liam Bailey (?). Awesome.
The debut album 'There Were Wolves' is out on April 14 so you'll have to make do with this until then. I'm hungry for more...hungry like the...
...okay - that's it - I'm getting my coat...