We might still be two months away , but music in 2017 is already shaping up nicely. This week saw the confirmation we’ve been waiting for that Bella Union are releasing the new Horse Thief album, entitled Trials & Truth, in January, and celebrating the announcement the band shared the first taste of it, new single, Another Youth.
Discussing the new record, frontman Cameron Beckham Neal noted that this record was less rushed than its predecessor, and suggested it sounds more like how the band wanted it to. Certainly Another Youth sounds like a confident band, at the very top of their game. Building from a jarring opening guitar line, into a wave of pounding drums and pulsing keys, as Cameron’s voice enters, every bit as fragile and melodic as we remember, it’s in many ways the classic Horse Thief sound. What makes Another Youth stand out from their previous output is just how streamlined it seems, they were always prone to letting tracks drift on a sea of melody, but this sound focused and driven. A welcome return for one of our favourite bands on the planet, without wanting to wish our lives away, 2017 can’t come quickly enough.
Taken from the upcoming 2017 album ‘Trials & Truths’,
The Fat Angel Sings 