Welcome To My DNA <\/i>is ostensibly weaker compared to Blackfield\u2019s previous two efforts. But this is not an album that simply embraces its weariness and gives up in defeat. However, on first impression, this is exactly how this record comes across \u2013 lethargic tunes backed by soporific string arrangements with a sense of dullness that haunts the album like a bad stench.<\/p>\n
Even after multiple spins of DNA<\/i>, it reveals nothing new hidden within its apparent plainness. There aren\u2019t any truly outstanding tracks on this record, and it seems as though the band left behind the concept of catchy songs with the previous records. The heavy abundance of string arrangements accompanying most of its numbers might reckon DNA <\/i>as Blackfield\u2019s most lush record, but they are so often than not mere fluff.<\/p>\n
However, beneath DNA<\/i>\u2019s unremarkability is an album that is no disaster. Collectively, the songs on this album make it a pop-rock record that might not be spectacular, but definitely something that can be appreciated. With very little spark in terms of ideas, Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen are still able to make the best with their exceptional compositional skills. For instance, on the band\u2019s most \u201cemo\u201d song to date \u201cGo To Hell\u201d Geffen not only sings the words \u201cfuck you all, fuck you\u201d in his least pissed off manner, but in a cleverly calming lullaby tone, turning something jarring into something cheeky. <\/p>\n
The band\u2019s juvenile emo-style lyrics still linger here, with Geffen minding almost all the songwriting on this record. Consequently, boyish discontent like \u201cLife is running out, I guess I had enough; I need to go now\u201d (on \u201cGlass House\u201d), \u201cAll the stupid bitches on the diamond day; soon they\u2019ll fade away\u201d (on \u201cDissolving With The Night\u201d), and \u201cDNA, welcome to my DNA; stupidly who wants to stay with my DNA\u201d (on \u201cDNA\u201d), are expressed with fervor. But the coy string arrangements on the album take the edge off some of the crass lyrical moments and turn them into something more tolerable. <\/p>\n
In addition to the slow and tranquil arrangements pacifying the din of youthful angst on DNA<\/i>\u2019s mostly sore numbers, the singing of the words isn\u2019t punished with dramatized affliction either. The compositional genius of this duo is their ability to turn wasteful angst into melodious pop songs. <\/p>\n
Blackfield has lost the spark that they possessed with ardor on their debut and also \u2013 to a lesser extent \u2013 on their sophomore effort. But this duo hasn\u2019t lost their way. Tight and tuneful numbers is what Wilson and Geffen sought to create when they originally formed this outfit, and this is exactly what they achieve on DNA<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":30669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7128],"rating":[5612],"class_list":["post-42341","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-blackfield","rating-rating-b-minus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=42341"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=42341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}