P a l a c e

having loved the wintering ep i was anxious for chapel club's first record and i couldn't be more impressed. it has quickly become my favorite release of the year, so far, and i would be lying if ididn't say palace is all i've been listening to for the past week. there's no doubt in my mind that they are on their way to something great, having already built quite the following and i'm doing mypart by forcing some of my friends to listen, and the feed-back has been tremendous. that being said, this is a record that promises you'll go back to it, and that's what i love about it, it'simpossible to listen just once. i love that ability in a band: when they make you want more,and chapel club deliver in an outstanding manner making you want to listen to it over and over again,each timecoming out with a whole new different experience.

record opener is the beautiful medley depths which sets the tone for the rest of the record, serving as the opening gate to an amazing journey.following, comes surfacing, a track already released in early 2011as a single, which features an amazing blend of heavy drumming, angular guitars and cut-deep lyrics, i particularly enjoy the second versecold, your blood as your soul but blood is the life
sold, the hand that you hold before you arrive
you're perfect, you're worth it your friends say

but clearly the main star of this track isthe recurrent lyric (reminiscent of the mammas & the pappas maybe?) dream a little dream of me, an ironic sweet lyric in the midst of the dark sentiment which motivates the song, but yes, we will dreama little dream of you.

the characteristic drumming continues with five trees, a track already released in 2010 which shines as lewis bowman's deep-voice delivers dust in my heart, dust in my veinslike no other could. after the flood follows, and chapel club's trademark becomes evident, they are an ensemble band, each instrument, each member works together creating an amazing piece.this...