WHITE LIES
RITUAL
JANUARY 17, 2011
THIS REVIEWER'S MIND JUST DRIFTS BACK WHILE LISTENING TO WHITE LIES'S NEW RELEASE “RITUAL” TO THE PEAK DAYS OF DEPECHE MODE. THE MELODIC FLOW OF THE BASS WITH SWIRLING GUITARS THAT ARE FILLED FLUIDLY WITH LOW NOTED KEYBOARDS WHICH ARE ALL BEAUTIFULLY LAYERED WITH THE MOODY DRUMMING CAN NOT BE OUTDONE.
THE LYRICS ARE EXTREMELY PASSIONATE AND BREATHTAKING BUT UNDERNEATH IT CONTAINS EMOTIONALLY PACKED SADNESS. HARRY MCVEIGH, CHARLES CAVE AND JACK LAWRENCE-BROWN HAVE PUT TOGETHER AN AMAZING, WELL-EXECUTED TEN SONG DISC THAT IS MOODY AND DARK.
WITH ALL OF THE JUNK THAT RECORD COMPANIES ARE PUTTING OUT THESE DAYS, IT IS A RELIEF TO KNOW THAT BANDS LIKE “WHITE LIES” ARE STILL ABLE TO BE THEMSELVES. RITUAL IS A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE THAT WILL EXPLODE LIVE INDOORS WITH LIGHTS BLASTING FROM EVERYWHERE. CAN THEY BRING THIS CD TO LIFE LIVE ON TOUR? WE WILL WAIT AND SEE.
RUSTY
1/17/11