If you're planning to buy some new music today, I hope Noah and the Whale's new album is on your list! I loved and highly recommend their sophomore full-length, The First Days of Spring. A heartfelt album, Noah and the Whale honestly illustrates breaking up a relationship and pulling through, a universal theme that many can relate.
What I've always loved about the band is their ability to spark up a simple song with delicate sounds from their instruments. A film by frontman, Charlie Fink, of the same title is released along with the album. I almost don't want to watch it just because I don't want to ruin the narrative that I get from just listening to the album alone. Although I missed the cheerful songs that are in their debut, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, I do think The First Days of Spring is just as great.
October is better when Noah and the Whale is on tour:
10/20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Roxy Theatre
10/22 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Swedish American Hall
10/24 - Seattle, Wash. @ Crocodile Cafe
10/25 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/29 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lakeshore Theater
10/30 - Pontiac, Mich. @ The Crofoot's Pike Room
10/31 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Horseshoe Tavern
What I've always loved about the band is their ability to spark up a simple song with delicate sounds from their instruments. A film by frontman, Charlie Fink, of the same title is released along with the album. I almost don't want to watch it just because I don't want to ruin the narrative that I get from just listening to the album alone. Although I missed the cheerful songs that are in their debut, Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down, I do think The First Days of Spring is just as great.
October is better when Noah and the Whale is on tour:
10/20 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Roxy Theatre
10/22 - San Francisco, Calif. @ Swedish American Hall
10/24 - Seattle, Wash. @ Crocodile Cafe
10/25 - Portland, Ore. @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/29 - Chicago, Ill. @ Lakeshore Theater
10/30 - Pontiac, Mich. @ The Crofoot's Pike Room
10/31 - Toronto, Ontario @ The Horseshoe Tavern
Totally awesome, azinamg. I have been working on the Ukulele for two months yesterday and am no where near what you have managed in a week. Please make me feel good and say you have some kind of musical back ground.Me, having never touched an instrument in my first 52 years decided that I needed to learn to play something, So here I sit daily trying and it will come to me eventually.Thanks for posting your first Ukulele video, looking very forward to many more!!!Keep strumming!
samir
- posted on 05/13/12