{"id":28713,"date":"2013-05-29T11:48:36","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T11:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-old-soul-tidal-lock\/"},"modified":"2018-03-25T18:59:40","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T18:59:40","slug":"album-review-old-soul-tidal-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-old-soul-tidal-lock\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Old Soul &#8211; Tidal Lock"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image\" src=\"http:\/\/imageshack.us\/a\/img819\/2752\/oldsoul.png\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Returning with their third studio album \u2018<\/span><em>Tidal Lock,&lsquo;\u00a0<\/em><strong>Old Soul <\/strong><span>is not the type to follow the rules. Most would describe a studio album as an average of 10 tracks consisting of around 3 and a half minutes; but not <\/span><strong>Old Soul<\/strong><span>. Instead, \u2018<\/span><em>Tidal Lock\u2019<\/em><span> consists of 4 tracks of which each lasts around the 10 minute bracket. Does this work successfully? I\u2019m not entirely convinced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The band\u2019s atmospheric and haunted presence oozes throughout the record, transitioning regularly from dark, screamo rock into a softer, dream-like ambience. Tried and tested before, this is a combination that blends together nicely; if they\u2019re mixed in the right proportions. <strong>Old Soul <\/strong>is yet to discover this combination in some sections of \u2018<em>Tidal Lock\u2019,\u00a0<\/em>particularly in \u2018<em>Watermouth Mirage\u2019 <\/em>where the dream-like, wishy washy ambience gets a little bit too much. The track is then saved by the movement into a greater, yet still subtle energy with raw, screamed vocals. The haunted atmosphere remains, yet the track gains so much more character.<!-- more --><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span>Thinking outside the box is always one of the great ways to get your foot in the door, especially in such a highly competitive industry; so having 4 extra long tracks making up an album is one way to do it. In no shape or form is <\/span><strong>Old Soul\u2019s <\/strong><span>musical ability flawed because it\u2019s clear that the talent is there; it\u2019s just the concept of the album itself for me personally is slightly daunting. <\/span><em>\u2018Tidal Lock\u2019 <\/em><span>is an interesting record, one that\u2019s intriguing. Judge it yourself and check it out, you might like it! I just get too lost within the tracks and I can\u2019t get hooked; however if you love your ambient rock then this could be the record for you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">2.5\/5<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u2018<em>Tidal Lock\u2019 <\/em>by <strong>Old Soul <\/strong>is out now on <strong>Dog Knights Productions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Old Soul<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OldSoulband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"http:\/\/oldsoulband.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Hannah Gillicker (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HannahGillicker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HannahGillicker<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Returning with their third studio album \u2018Tidal Lock,&lsquo;\u00a0Old Soul is not the type to follow the rules. 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