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The mood of Nine Stones Close's second album Traces may give many a listener pause. This is a bleak...
Traces is a journey through loss, growing up and getting older. Letting things go and learning how to move on. Asking questions that don't have immutable answers, telling stories that don't necessarily have happy endings. Coming to terms with things you can't change or control. Mood music not for elevators. Understanding that being alive sometimes means hurting, but somehow uplifting rather than morose.
The influences on this textured sound are quite diverse; a broad spectrum from early 70s to latest technology. Woven deep into the layered fabric of the songs are echoes of Pink Floyd, Marillion, Porcupine Tree and even Camel. Make no mistake, it is an album, not a collection of singles; though each song could stand alone, it deserves to be played in the appropriate sequence (as LPs used to be pre shuffle).
Traces, from the thunderous opening instrumental Reality Check to the epic closer Thicker Than Water, is an emotional and musical tour de force. An attempt to tap into the yearning all of us feel to make a mark; to leave something that proves we have existed.
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Album tracks
- 0 - Medley
- 0 - Thicker Than Water
- 1 - 1. Reality Check
- 2 - 2. Threads
- 3 - 3. Falling To Pieces
- 4 - 4. Traces
Falling To Pieces