{"id":11726,"date":"2015-03-03T15:15:16","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T15:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-darwin-and-the-dinosaur-a-thousand\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T22:16:17","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T22:16:17","slug":"album-review-darwin-and-the-dinosaur-a-thousand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-darwin-and-the-dinosaur-a-thousand\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Darwin and the Dinosaur – A Thousand Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s nothing more disappointing than when a band with a genuinely great name turns out to be a little bit rubbish. Fortunately, there are no such concerns with Norwich\u2019s Darwin and the Dinosaur. <\/strong> Not only do they have a great name, their musical chops surpass expectations. <\/p>\n

Muscular yet intelligent alt-rock is the order of the day, and throughout \u2018A Thousand Ships\u2019<\/em> the song writing and delivery is as sharp as the tooth of a tyrannosaurus. <\/p>\n

Technical and powerful, there\u2019s still huge swathes of melody and enormous hooks fighting for attention alongside the big-hitting drums and monstrous riffs. Obviously, the band are aware of this \u2013 why else would you call a song \u2018Riff Town Population \u2013 You\u2019<\/em>? It may be labelled with tongue\u2019s planted firmly in cheeks, but it\u2019s also a huge song that shows you what Darwin and the Dinosaur<\/strong> are, for the most part, all about. <\/p>\n

A Thousand Ships by Darwin and the Dinosaur<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Theories\u2019<\/em> is another mammoth slice of alt-rock, as is the punishing, riff-tastic \u2018Making Friends with Strangers\u2019<\/em>. Yet Darwin and the Dinosaur<\/strong> are smart enough not to go straight for the jugular and just show off their technical prowess. Instead the songs twist and unfurl. Light and shade is used to great effect and the songs ebb and flow beautifully. Moments of serenity are just as important as the crushing guitars or bellowed vocals, and it means flashes of beauty such as \u2018Life at Sea\u2019 work perfectly to break up the album. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

There are also a couple of moments of genuine brilliance. \u2018Make Believe\u2019<\/em> is surely one of the finest songs you\u2019ll hear all year. Recalling Jonah Matranga\u2019s Gratitude vehicle, it\u2019s a straight-forward rock song executed exceptionally well. Likewise, the driving \u2018Change of Heart\u2019<\/em> is a similarly punchy number, yet the switches of tempo and intensity are brilliantly thought through and superbly performed. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s no denying the British music scene is in rude health at the moment, and any number of bands could make the jump into the wider consciousness after toiling in the DIY underground. With \u2018A Thousand Ships\u2019<\/em> there\u2019s every chance Darwin and the Dinosaur<\/strong> could make the necessary big bang. <\/p>\n

4\/5<\/p>\n

‘A Thousand Ships’<\/em> by Darwin and the Dinosaur<\/strong> is released on 9th March on No Panic! Records<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Darwin and the Dinosaur<\/strong> links: Website<\/a>|Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Rob Mair (@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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