Via Dove – Twilight EP Review
Via Dove is a 4-piece band from Saint Louis, Misouri where everybody plays an instrument while performing on stage. The band’s debut EP Twilight came out sometime last year (2008) on Might Be Time Records.
The Twilight EP, not to be mistaken with the Twilight OST, is an alternative/rock/soul type album that’s catchy enough but still independent of Pop beats. It is a musical sombre look at love, obsession and memories. The lead singer’s vocals are smooth and catchy with a sense of melancholy.
My favourite track of the entire album is the first song In Your Eyes. It has a very jazzy-bluesy-alternative rock combination with a catchy sing-a-long chorus. I also like Spinning Out, an upbeat track that starts with slow movements of vocal stretches and then moves into a fast reminiscent of U2’s Vertigo.Looking Around starts with the regular 1-2 upbeat drum but also sets off into a jazzy-bluesy feel, that for some reason reminds me of the beginning of K.D. Lang’s Constant Craving. Even though I enjoy listening to the tracks, I think it’s telling that they remind me of something that I’ve heard before. The EP is simply lacking in identity but still the start of something promising.
My favourites of the EP: In Your Eyes and This Love.
(clockwise left-to-right) Aaron Vaught, Reid Burnett, Mike North, Andy Shadburne
Via Dove – In My Sights (from the Live CD)
Via Dove – Your Blue Eyes (from Twilight EP)
The Twilight EP is available for sale here.
Tags: EP
