Single Review: Tripped & Falling

'Ashes and Ember' single

Review By Graham Emmerson

Think of hotbeds of musical talent and what have you got? Manchester, Liverpool, New York could all be reasonably put forward but there’s a new name to add to that list. Trinidad & Tobago! Previously only known for some nice weather and a load of footballers that had in all likelihood never even visited, they now have a rock band to be proud of- Tripped & Falling.

These guys really can play to. With every instrument simultaneously caressed and bludgeoned they wring noises from the guitars especially that leave their contemporaries (A Perfect Circle, Thrice, Thursday) in the shade of a pretty sizeable palm tree.

‘Bleed Victoria’ shows a softer side that verges on emotional, as opposed to emo, without ever straying into that horrendous Staind/ Nickelback category of aural agony. Apparently their Caribbean background creeps into their live shows too. I have no idea how but it’d be well worth catching them live to find out.


 

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