‘Elliot Minor’ is the début album from the band of the same name. There are eleven tracks on display here and it must be said that this is an exquisitely fine display of music from the York based quintet that is Elliot Minor. The music contains a great beauteous quality throughout the entirety of this album and never does the slick musical skill of the five members of Elliot Minor here disappoint.
The album gets going with ‘Time After Time’, a fine track to begin this release with and one that sets the mood nicely. It’s by no means the best track from this album, it is however a fine way to start and right from the offset here the music of Elliot Minor grabs you and gains your full undivided attention. The album has plenty to offer and listening to ‘Elliot Minor’ is therefore an exciting and greatly entertaining experience.
The bands commercial successes can all be found on this album; ‘Parallel Worlds’, ‘The White One Is Evil’, ‘Still Figuring Out’, and ‘Jessica’ also are present here for your listening pleasure. If you’ve been following the continued success of this band then you’ll no doubt know all the words to this lot, and even if not then I’m sure that you’ll know some of these songs by ear even if not by name. ‘Parallel Worlds’ and ‘The White One Is Evil’ are particular favourites of mine from this pack. Such energy and enthusiasm is contained within these tracks, the music is brilliant and never will the band disappoint with such fine displays of music as this. ‘Still Figuring Out’ was the first track that ever caught my attention from Elliot Minor, I had not previously seen the appeal of the bands music but this is a track that I most definitely absolutely love. It’s just so catchy, the chorus is brilliant and the melody absolutely fantastic. It’s a fine display of pop punk, one of the finest songs in the genre I have ever heard in fact.
The music on this album is not all as fast and frantic as is displayed with the bands single releases, there are plenty of slower paced tracks here and these also will no doubt impress you hugely. With tracks such as ‘Liar Is You’, ‘The Broken Minor’, and closing track ‘Last Call to New York City’ the music is awash with beautiful orchestral elements and the vocals are laced stunningly atop of the music. It’s a far cry from the bouncy pop of the bands singles, it is however terrific music which displays perfectly the fine nature and supreme talent of Elliot Minor as a band. The contrast in sound between the pop punk dynamics and orchestral urges of this band truly is sensational, it’s a beautiful mix of music executed excellently by Elliot Minor and pulled off to absolute perfection.
Such a vast array of musical expertise is here showcased by Elliot Minor, with every track the band has something different to offer on this début album and always the music is hugely impressive. From first track ‘Time After Time’ right through to the closer of ‘Last Call to New York City’ the music always has plenty to offer and there is plenty to take from this listening to this ‘Elliot Minor’ album. The vocals are exquisite, the instrumental element is hugely impressive, and every element of the music just seems to come together to perfection. ‘Elliot Minor’ is a fine album which melds meticulously the genres of pop punk, rock, and classical also. The members of this band come from ‘parallel worlds’ so to speak, each band members musical background is implemented into the sound of Elliot Minor supremely in order to produce the fine display of music that is this ‘Elliot Minor’ album.
A début album of utmost excellence has here been created by the fine rock band that is Elliot Minor. All five members of this band are classically trained and this therefore allows for Elliot Minor to blend beautifully the genres of classical and rock to great effect. This is an incredibly strong album from the band, one that contains eleven tracks of absolute excellence and never does the music disappoint in the slightest. ‘Elliot Minor’ is without doubt an album that I would thoroughly recommend to all; the pop sensibilities of this release are exquisite and always the vocals harmonies are beautiful. Many of the tracks contain massively catchy choruses and always the music of Elliot Minor is greatly impressive. Instrumentally Elliot Minor is a hugely talented band and vocally the music also has plenty to offer. For all fans of finely put together pop music I most certainly recommend investing in this ‘Elliot Minor’ album; you’ll surely not be at all disappointed with what you hear from Elliot Minor on this release.
Label: Warner
Release Date: 14th April 2008
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UK based film graduate with a huge passion for music, sports and video games.
