The Way The Wind Blows

Today's Music of the Day is A Hawk and a Hacksaw's The Way The Wind Blows. I'm certain that this music came to be a part of my musical library in some sort of feverish moment after listening to Beirut for several consecutive hours as I drove out to Reno to shoot a man.

A Hawk and a Hacksaw is very much a peer to Beirut, or perhaps someone heard Neutral Milk Hotel's "The Fool" and decided that it might be a good starting point for an album. The song composition is decidedly less pop than Beirut, and there are not really any vocals to be found, but the horns and strings are out in force. The horns in particular are busy, and often seem to fit the score of a bullfight-themed episode of Tom and Jerry.

It's a pretty good listen, if somewhat less engaging than I would prefer. In particular, I'd like to see a more dramatic quality from some of the songs, as they tend to give away their elements without much of a build. Still, it's energetic and old-fashioned, two very positive qualities, and while it's not the monumental album that some are, the quality is certainly there.

In Other News:
There is no other news today! Just that I'm almost out of clean socks.