Well, here we are, The Afghan Whigs is back with a scaled-down lineup and a soulful record to boot. Some might even say this could be the proper follow-up to 1996\u2019s eerie and atmospheric Black Love<\/i>. Kicking things off with the cello-driven \u201cBirdland,\u201d Greg Dulli and company are back to prove that their more than just a run of the mill rock and roll band.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s definitely a \u201870s soul influence on \u201cArabian Heights\u201d that works well musically. But \u201cToy Automatic\u201d is a brief song that doesn\u2019t really have enough time to do anything notable. It just kind of sits there and refuses to do anything to impress. <\/p>\n
If you\u2019re a fan of the more rockin\u2019 Afghans, then this might not be the disc for you. But on songs like \u201cOriole,\u201d which is a slow, mournful, wonderfully sung track, one can\u2019t be anything but impressed. This is definitely a highlight and a song destined to get multiple repeats.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Spell\u201d is okay, though it is almost too orchestral for my liking. The bass track on \u201cLight As A Feather\u201d immediately reminded me of \u201cGentlemen\u201d and it really took me back. It\u2019s a great track and gives a great feeling, easily one of the best moments here. Meanwhile, the rock comes back on \u201cCopernicus,\u201d a decent cut that\u2019s got great swing to it. The poignant \u201cI Got Lost\u201d deals with guitarist Dave Rosser\u2019s inoperable cancer and what it means to Dulli and the band. Album closer \u201cInto The Floor\u201d brings everything around full circle: it\u2019s orchestral, rocking, and soulful, everything together in one package.<\/p>\n
While for me personally, this isn\u2019t as great a record as Do To The Beast <\/i>or Gentlemen<\/i>, most Whigs fans will probably might rank this disc in the top echelon of the band\u2019s discography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":33157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[9397],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-44952","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-afghan-whigs","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44952","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\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44952"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}