{"id":17943,"date":"2014-10-20T10:47:09","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T10:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-solemn-sun-solemn-sun-ep\/"},"modified":"2018-03-17T15:06:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-17T15:06:41","slug":"album-review-solemn-sun-solemn-sun-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-solemn-sun-solemn-sun-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Solemn Sun &#8211; Solemn Sun EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/tumblr_inline_ndlqspb75j1qheirv.png\" width=\"150px\" alt=\"\" title=\"\">Earlier this year, the rebranding of Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun&rsquo; began, and with the release of the band\u2019s self-titled debut EP, the transformation seems to be pretty much complete. A new chapter in the band\u2019s story has officially got going, and with the folk-punk foundations built upon with a more rock-focused direction, it\u2019s time to find out just what heights the reborn outfit can reach.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Josef\u2019<\/em> gave us the first taste of the band\u2019s new sound upon its release back in July. It\u2019s a sensible opener to the album, immediately showing off the evolution that <strong>Solemn Sun<\/strong> have undergone since their first incarnation. They\u2019ve come out the other side with a sound that can be likened to that of The National; an enormous, sweeping and arena-ready effort thrashed out at the very first time of asking. <em>\u201930 10\u2019<\/em> is a more relaxed effort, but <em>\u2018Children\u2019<\/em> crosses back over into more vibrant waters. Taking the EP into and beyond its half-way point, the latter track continues<em> &lsquo;Solemn Sun&rsquo;<\/em>\u2019s ebb and flow of emphasis, and the five-minute-plus <em>\u2018Ruin\u2019<\/em> can\u2019t quite decide which way to go from there. It ends up as a back and forth highlight of the whole EP, delivering moments that will have crowds both swaying and screaming along when belted out live. By the time that <em>\u2018I Saw\u2019<\/em> rolls around to wrap the record up, the bar has been raised to an impressive level. The closing effort does its job though, and sends everything out on a resounding high. Sending the EP out with perhaps its catchiest number, boasting some of its most memorable lyrics, <strong>Solemn Sun<\/strong> ensure that the first impression of the new direction is one that many will find near impossible to criticise.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can\u2019t fault the ambition of <strong>Solemn Sun<\/strong> either; in thrusting themselves into a far more competitive landscape than that which their previous incarnation ruled over, the band have shown that they can make themselves at home there with just as much ease. With one EP down and a whole lot more to follow, 2000 Trees Festival has found its new annual fixture. And whether you\u2019re listening to them on record, in darkened rooms or at a field in Gloucestershire, smart money is that in <strong>Solemn Sun<\/strong>, you\u2019ve found your new latest attraction as well.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018Solemn Sun\u2019 <\/em>EP \u00a0by <strong>Solemn Sun<\/strong> is out now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solemn Sun <\/strong>links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/s0lemnsun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SOLEMNSUN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> |<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solemnsun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Antony Lusmore (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metacosmica_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Metacosmica_<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year, the rebranding of Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun&rsquo; began, and with the release of the band\u2019s self-titled debut EP, the transformation seems to be pretty much complete. 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