Some say without Midlake there would be no Fleet Foxes and Robin Pecknold would still be sat in that basement fingerpicking along to Nick Drake records. They'd probably be right. Its inevitable that the new Midlake album will be labelled with 'sound-a-like' jibes by the ne'er know betters. But you know better right?
Cool, ok so the new Midlake album The Courage of Others is released in the UK and Europe on Monday 1st February. Tally Ho heard a few tracks and it seems like they've fused the twisted alchemy of 70's British folk coven Pentangle with the soaring harmonies of their Laurel Canyon contemporaries Cosby, Stills Nash and why the hell not, Young too. Oh and they've thrown in a bit of prog for good measure.
So, not to force the point but anyone who likes beards, harmonies and Middle Earth lyrical references will dig this album.
Here's a little teaser vid.
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