Said The Whale

Photo by Vanessa Heins

Said The Whale seem like the kind of band that you wish were your friends. Imagine hanging out lazily in a garden or a bar with a few beers and then nagging them until they take out their instruments and strum and hum a few tunes. But their cuddliness belies a serious ability to produce quality music, with lyrics that are witty, original and tender. The storytelling quality so often associated with lonely acoustic artists works perfectly in the higher tempo that Said The Whale prefer but loses none of its intensity. Black Day in December and Camillo (The Magician) are stand-out tracks on the album Islands Disappear. These guys remind us that in spite of the trendiness of dance and dubstep, there is a timelessness in well-crafted folk-pop. And for that I personally salute them.

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