{"id":2756,"date":"2017-03-16T13:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-secret-space-the-window-room-part-2\/"},"modified":"2017-03-16T13:30:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:30:32","slug":"review-secret-space-the-window-room-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-secret-space-the-window-room-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Secret Space – The Window Room Part 2; Lost in a Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The concept of “re-imagining” in music can carry the air of a lack of creativity and ideas. Miraculously, though, Secret Spac<\/b> manage to do this right on ‘The Window Room, Pt 2: Lost in a Dream’<\/i>, a retooled version of their debut, ‘The Window Room’<\/i>.<\/p>\n

On ‘Pt 2’<\/i>, Secret Space’s somewhat generic soft emo-pop approach is swapped for a swirling, ethereal blend of strings, acoustic guitars and piano. The work done here suggests more than just an acoustic version of ‘The Window Room’<\/i> \u2013 songs have been completely reworked. For example, ‘I’ve Come Around’<\/i> is given some pop sheen, a spacey atmosphere, and stripped of much of its former angst; while ‘Cast Iron’<\/i> opts for a menacing subtlety where the original had explosive hooks.<\/p>\n

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These are essentially the same songs, but they’ve been changed and tweaked in order to better fit the dreamy, stripped back feel Secret Space<\/b> attempt on ‘Pt 2’<\/i>. It’s a notable shift in style if not a total departure from some of the softer elements of ‘The Window Room’<\/i>. This departure pays off, with much of ‘Pt 2’<\/i> sounding more mature than what came before. For example, this version of ‘Suffer In’<\/i> gets rid of distorted guitars and drums, better highlighting and complementing the reserved, emotional vocal performance by Dean Tartaglia.<\/p>\n

The new tracks show Secret Space<\/b> fully embracing this style in their songwriting, with ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ embracing dream pop tropes and ‘Tread Softly’<\/i> channelling artists like Elliott Smith. The album also includes two covers \u2013 Weezer’s ‘Butterfly’<\/i> and The Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Stumbleine’<\/i> \u2013 which Secret Space<\/b> successfully record in a way that fits the tone of ‘Pt 2’<\/i> (although admittedly they are both, in their original forms, already stripped back acoustic songs).<\/p>\n

With this album, Secret Space<\/b> embark on a bold experiment which pays off more than most half-baked “re-imaginings”<\/i> do. It’s not revolutionary, but it shows a band willing to play around with their existing sound in interesting ways.<\/p>\n

3.5\/5<\/p>\n

‘The Window Room Pt 2: Lost in a Dream’<\/i> by Secret Space<\/b> is released on 17th March on Equal Vision Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Secret Space<\/b> links: Facebook<\/a>|Twitter<\/a>|Instagram<\/a>|Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n

Words by Alan Cunningham (@funeral_polis<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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