Blue Sky Noise [Deluxe Version] (by Circa Survive)
Tracklist:
1.) "Strange Terrain" - 3:59
2.) "Get Out" - 3:05
3.) "Glass Arrows" - 4:12
4.) "I Felt Free" - 3:56
5.) "Imaginary Enemy" - 4:24
6.) "Through the Desert Alone" - 4:06
7.) "Frozen Creek" - 4:59
8.) "Fever Dreams" - 4:34
9.) "Spirit of the Stairwell" - 5:30
10.) "The Longest Mile" - 4:04
11.) "Compendium" - 1:49
12.) "Dyed in the Wool" - 4:58
13.) "I Felt Free (Safe Camp Sessions) [Acoustic Version]" - 4:13
14.) "Dyed in the Wool (Safe Camp Sessions) [Acoustic Version]" - 4:08
15.) "100 Steps (Demo) [Bonus Track]" - 3:41
What it's about:
I won't lie; I'm in love with this CD. This is an incredibly biased opinion. But is that so bad? I have never encountered a band that plays quite the same as Anthony Green and his crew of East Coast comrades.
From start to finish, this record is audio ecstasy. Strange Terrain leads off with a kind of surreal sound that is extremely hard to pin down (but is infinitely enjoyable). The next personal favorite comes up with the hard-hitting Glass Arrows. The midsection of the record is held up by the uplifting tracks Imaginary Enemy and Through the Desert Alone. The best songs toward the end is the joyful and free-flowing Dyed in the Wool. This synopsis of the Cd really can never be fair, because everything is just so good on Circa's work this time around.
The best song out of the bonus songs (by far) is the acoustic version of Dyed in the Wool. They slowed the pace down a little, which allowed the track to really lend itself to the organic nature of an acoustic cover.
If there is one CD that you look into after reading my blog this year, make it this one!
5 out of 5 Nate-Points
