{"id":3202,"date":"2017-01-25T11:24:18","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T11:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-deaf-havana-all-these-countless-nights-2\/"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:27:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:27:45","slug":"review-deaf-havana-all-these-countless-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-deaf-havana-all-these-countless-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Deaf Havana – All These Countless Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Deaf Havana<\/b><\/a> were once part of a cluster of bands leading the charge of \u201cBrit Rock\u201d<\/i> onto daytime radio, but they never managed to ride that momentum quite as smoothly as many of their peers. Nevertheless, the Norfolk group are nothing if not persistent, and two years after coming back from the brink of splitting, they\u2019ve returned with album number four, \u2018All These Countless Nights\u2019<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\u2019Ashes, Ashes\u2019<\/i> picks right up where \u2018Old Souls\u2019<\/i> left off, albeit bigger, bolder and more sweeping in scale. And proceedings continue to follow the last record\u2019s blueprint. Although that makes for a strangely comforting listen, it\u2019s hard to escape the sense of familiarity on tracks such as ‘L.O.V.E\u2019<\/i> and ‘Happiness\u2019<\/i>. Still, something about James Veck-Gilodi\u2019s vocals and his soul-searching earnest lyrics makes you forgive them. ‘Fever\u2019<\/i> provides a welcome shot of urgency, as driving drums and lightly distorted guitars combine with an energised vocal performance to hark back to the Deaf Havana<\/b> of old.<\/p>\n

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The pick of the album\u2019s riff work highlights the peaks and troughs of the stirring ‘England\u2019<\/i>, with Veck-Gilodi\u2019s vocals really shining on its delicate understated moments, before ‘Seattle\u2019<\/i> provides an acoustic moment of vintage DH<\/b> that simmers with emotion and packs some of the records most evocative lines.<\/p>\n

‘Sing\u2019<\/i> provides the standout song on offer, and is arguably the band\u2019s best track in quite some time. Layers of vibrant ringing guitar work ebb and flow, as they emphatically nail the crescendo into the chorus that ticks almost every box of \u201cBrit Rock\u201d<\/i> done right. A simple, memorable and hugely infectious hook, that\u2019s emotive and truly feelgood, it shows just how good Deaf Havana are on their day.<\/p>\n

Deaf Havana<\/b> don\u2019t exactly tear up the playbook on ‘All These Countless Nights\u2019<\/i>, but it certainly plays to their strengths. Their bluesy, Americana-influenced take on the tried and tested \u201cBrit Rock\u201d<\/i> sound is as distinctive and well-crafted as ever, and resonates with a heart, soul and integrity that many of Deaf Havana<\/b>\u2019s more consistently popular peers often lack.<\/p>\n

3\/5<\/p>\n