Thoughts on Barking (Track by Track)

[Buji]

Bird 1 - Really nice suspense, the calm before the battle track! I did prefer the Strumpet version from live shows but I am swinging more to this version, my only dislike is the synth plop!

ALAF - Really liking this in an album context, uplifting and menacing with ace production sounds fantastic on headphones too!

Scribble - I find myself skipping this track not because it's not good more because there is better tracks on the album. A great uplifting single but easily a throwaway too!

Hamburg Hotel - Doesn't really go anywhere but is a needed break between the poppier tracks and has a nice shifty beat to it, more like your daytime trendy bar music!!

Grace - Really love this track, very much leans towards Dubno for me with a modern new wave electro production to it! A lot of the vocal style reminds me of dirty epic which is great! probably my album favourite at the moment.

Between Stars - Absolute party classic, really catchy and the best possible single on the album for me, love it!

Diamond Jigsaw - Not really doing much for me mainly because of the mix of styles, I think it would have been better to commit more to one style although still a semi-decent track.

Moon In Water - Really getting the '8 Ball' vibe from this, brings out really nice moods and love the syncing of the beat and vocal. One of the best tracks on the album.

Louisiana - A nice heartfelt song, was not keen on the vocal tremelo effect at first but is growing on me, a nice listen!

Simple Peal - Loved this slice of ambience when first heard it a while back. I was in York (UK) Minster on the weekend and it had very similar ambient sounds/feel to the place! I wonder if this was recorded in a temple or some big stone building!!

Really enjoying the album, top 3 tracks for me are 'Grace', 'Between Stars' & 'Moon In Water'.
8/10