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Enough of the small talk, after listening to
the 12 tracks on 'Comfort In Sound,' the first thing that strikes
me is the definite honesty and positive energy that come out of
this record.
All eyes have been on Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose after the tragic
death of drummer Jon Lee early this year, yet they have emerged
seemingly much stronger producing a beautifully crafted record which
not only emphasizes the devastation of the personal loss of Jon
in tracks such as 'Come Back Around'....(I miss you around,) yet
also touches older Feeder fans, as many tracks on the new album
seem to have influences which stem from Feeder's old material. Tracks
such as 'Helium' contain the angst and rawness which drove the record
'Swim,' where as similarly 'Forget about tomorrow,' and 'Godzilla'
could easily have been tracks on 'Polythene.' This is far from a
negative identification, 'Comfort in Sound' is far from a follow
up to 'Yesterday Went Too Soon,' or 'Echo Park,' but a step forward
for Feeder. It's a truly great collection of 12 songs, fuelled by
love, emotion, tragedy and ultimately positivity. Whether you're
a Feeder fan from the early days of 'Swim' as far back as 1995,
or you've recently discovered the band through their more recent
material is irrelevant. 'Comfort in Sound' is definitely worth listening
to.
As one of the final tracks on the album, 'Find the Colour' really
emphasises the underlying emotions of Feeder's new album and 'it
just feels, so damn good.'
It really is an impressive 6th album (if you include the EP's 'Two
Colours' and 'Swim') and there is no doubt that it is Feeder's best
and most influential record to date.
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