Coventry five-piece The Institutes have brought out their latest single “The Mountain Song” – a song that the band appear to have been wanting to release for some time according to their social media.
It’s also the second single from their forthcoming album, and they seem to have adopted the phrase “Original Stompgeezer Material” – which did catch my attention…
The Institutes describe the track as “irresistible rhythmic propulsion and atmospheric guitar layers that build toward a powerful, singalong lift.” – so let’s see.
It’s certainly an anthemnic beginning – with almost a teasing twang that catches your attention, and guides you into the bridge of the track by subtly adding more and more elements, with the vocals coming into force and an infectious drumbeat tying it all together.
There’s a lot going on quite quickly, but I wouldn’t say it’s overwhelming as such – it’s quite chilled out in that aspect – but there is plenty to get stuck into.
There is a lot of momentum throughout and because it’s quite a dominating instrumental, it did take me a couple of listens to really capture the lyrics and let them settle, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s quite an easy listen considering how much is going on – but there is a lot of depth in the lyrics and it’s got quite a background that’s made subtle by the backing track.
The only thing I would say and this is likely very different if I was hearing it live, is that the instrumental does overpower the vocals a bit too much for me, each instrument compliments each other beautifully, but then I feel that at points, the vocals do get a bit lost, which is a shame because it’s a cracking voice – but that’s just my personal take.
So all-in-all – it’s a fantastic track, lots of depth, lots of potential and some brilliant musical talent, it does what The Institutes described and it hooked me in more with each listen, I reckon it would be a fantastic track to see live and I look forward to see what else they come out with in future.
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