Dark So Gold
"Chimes"
This is a lovely country-esque folk song with twangy guitars, a medtempo rhythm and a vocal style full of the genre's requisite somber pensiveness. I never get bored of this type of music, when it's performed convincingly and when the songs are at least somewhat well-written. If the singer is believable in what he/she sings and the way he/she sings it and the music conveys the right mood, it's golden (Mumfords take note).
This kind of music, perhaps moreso than any other, transports me to a different place. It's can be surprisingly atmospheric, not in the same way as some of the best post-rock song or drone metal, but its attitude is refreshing, to me. I've lived in New York City my entire life, and that's not the worst thing in the world, but I've accumulated an incredibly lengthy playlist of songs than remind me of other, simpler, more beautiful places. This album by The Pines gives me another handful of tracks to add to that list. "Chimes" actually seems to be about that very feeling.
This record was released in January and I'm thrilled it didn't pass me by completely. Much of the album is given over to slower songs than "Chimes", but a lot of tastefully done ones. A handful of great ballads, a few good midtempo ones and a couple of shorter instrumental pieces. Admittedly, it's all been done before but it never seems to get old.
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