From what I can tell, 'Into Your Lungs' - which carries the less than succinct subtitle '(and around in your heart and on through your blood)' - has been knocking about for a while, but has been passed in my direction just now ahead of the Canadian band's forthcoming UK dates.
Across the 12 tracks on the album, Hey Rosetta! demonstrate an emotional and sonic range with no small degree of accomplishment, and incorporate alt/country and rock elements with lush orchestration that's never OTT.
'Asleep for a Long, Long Time' develops from nothing remarkable to a multi-layered vocal swell that swirls and eddies around in a melange of interwoven tripwire guitars that's quite breathtaking, not least of all on account of its being so unexpected.
When I say that Tim Baker has a gravel-edged voice that's sounds like Springsteen on 'Born to Run,' I mean this as no insult. This is perhaps best evidenced on 'There's an Arc' and 'Black Heart,' the latter of which finds the band in territory somewhere between early U2 and Kings of Leon, and doing a fine job of it, too.
There are surprises, too, such as 'Handshake the Gangster' which begins sounding sparse and dreamy before bursting to life, a ragged guitar and vocal sound elevated by surging brass to an exhilarating close. 'Tired Eyes' is truly monumental, a multi-faceted Radiohead-esque slow burner that changes direction and mood several times during its meandering course from A to C.
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In short, there's enough going on here to make 'Into Your Lungs' an album that stand up to repeat plays, and suggests that Hey Rosetta! could be an interesting live proposition, too.
Thursday 19th November - The Monarch (Club Fandango)
Monday 23rd November - The Windmill, Brixton
Tuesday 24th November - The Queen of Hoxton
Wednesday 25th November - The Luxe, London (Puregroove Presents)
Thursday 26th November - The Flowerpot, Kentish Town
Friday 27th November - The Borderline
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