{"id":5185,"date":"2016-06-21T14:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-witterquick-beneath-the-spinning\/"},"modified":"2018-08-05T19:38:40","modified_gmt":"2018-08-05T18:38:40","slug":"album-review-witterquick-beneath-the-spinning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/album-review-witterquick-beneath-the-spinning\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Witterquick &#8211; Beneath The Spinning Lights EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-68053\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Witterquick-Beneath-The-Spinning-Lights.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>There\u2019s few places in the UK that can match the south-west for emerging talent at the moment, and Exeter\u2019s <b>Witterquick<\/b> are yet another up-and-coming act aiming to grab your attention.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ve made a solid fist of it so far, too. Newly signed to LAB Records and with a high-profile tour with Nothing But Thieves already under their belts, they\u2019re making friends in all the right places. And, on debut EP <i>\u2018Beneath The Spinning Lights\u2019<\/i>, the quintet have delivered a steely and assured marker that points to a bright future.<\/p>\n<p>Similarities to melodic Britrock heroes Lonely The Brave, Fatherson and Twin Atlantic abound, but there\u2019s clearly a sense of self behind cuts such as <i>\u2018The Road\u2019<\/i> that ensures <i>\u2018Beneath The Spinning Lights\u2019<\/i> has an identifiable voice. One of the main reasons for this is vocalist Will Alford\u2019s delivery, which is consistently excellent and impassioned. The true beauty though is that he never over-sings, despite possessing a voice that could (and will) bother the airwaves. Instead, he lets the lyrics carry the emotional weight of the song, especially on the gorgeous <i>\u2018Wayward Signs\u2019<\/i>. It\u2019s confident, strident stuff.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"WITTERQUICK - Soldiers (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NveGF56JZY4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>That said, for all the lovely vocals, <i>\u2018Beneath The Spinning Lights\u2019<\/i> does feel a touch safe musically. It\u2019s forensically played, superbly arranged and wonderfully executed, but lacks enough drama or tension to elevate the tracks on offer to truly spectacular heights. <i>\u2018Rise\u2019<\/i>, for example, is a downbeat epic that never really reaches the heights it\u2019s aiming for despite the building crescendo.<\/p>\n<p>Yet at five songs long, <i>\u2018Beneath The Spinning Lights\u2019<\/i> is an enjoyable introduction to <b>Witterquick\u2019s<\/b> many charms, and is sure to lead to a level of expectation ahead of a debut full-length. With no guarantees in life, <b>Witterquick<\/b> are as good as a safe bet as future breakout stars.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2019Beneath The Spinning Lights\u2019<\/em> by <strong>Witterquick<\/strong> is out now on <b>LAB Records<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Witterquick<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Witterquickband\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/witterquickband\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Rob Mair (<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/BobNightMair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BobNightMair<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s few places in the UK that can match the south-west for emerging talent at the moment, and Exeter\u2019s Witterquick are yet another up-and-coming act aiming to grab your attention. They\u2019ve made a solid fist of it so far, too. Newly signed to LAB Records and with a high-profile tour with Nothing But Thieves already [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":68053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[3385,1733,15022,767],"class_list":["post-5185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-album-reviews","tag-beneath-the-spinning-lights","tag-lab-records","tag-rob-mair","tag-witterquick"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Review: Witterquick - Beneath The Spinning Lights EP - Already Heard Staging<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There\u2019s few places in the UK that can match the south-west for emerging talent at the moment, and Exeter\u2019s Witterquick are yet another up-and-coming act\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review: Witterquick - 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