Take The Seven
We were recently sent through Take The Seven’s latest offering Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious by Garry from SAN PR. These guys seem to be destined to pretty big things right now so we thought it only right we check out what the 5 piece from Chesterfield have got on offer for us! Their one sheet says that they’ve sculpted a record that is a hefty slice of sturdy ferocious Alt-Rock - so this promises to be something pretty cool!
Opening with Welcome To My Town, the band immediately set the bar high, opening melodic with multiple levels of guitars, a solid bass line and drums which shake you to your rib cage. Kicking into a rolling section of soaring vocals, the continuing backing music elevates this track beyond simple Alt-Rock and gives it a new stature – this is melodic, catchy, big and an anthem in the waiting – I’d love to see this on the live scene! Adding in different layers of vocals just to make sure the track is as big as possible, this is one which you’re bound to revisit time and time again, it’s feel good music at its best which you discover new elements of every single time you hear it. As an opening track to an album this is also one hell of an introduction to a band – already I’d suggest you get this album as soon as you can so you too can find yourself singing along to it after a couple of listens!
Kicking into Through The Crossfire, the theme of the previous track seems to continue, opening once again with soaring guitar lines and a simple yet heavy beat before fading everything back to let the vocals take the lead. Continuing to keep that catchy edge to the track, there seems to be one idea behind the music – create a track which will engage anyone who listens to it and make them sing along – well, challenge achieved chaps! Duchess follows on, almost sounding dark and ominous at first because of the deep acoustic guitar line, but soon reverts back to the catchy edge I’ve come to love so far. Building up through the guitar line and a solid bass beat, this track soon takes the form of a ballad, and an awesome one at that. This is real music to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end, some might see it as a little too emotional but the combination of clean and distorted guitar lines, the powerful vocals, the solid bass line and the harmonies which they create is just phenomenal – this is quite possibly my personal favourite track off of the album and one which I know I’m going to be playing a hell of a lot! When you listen to this track – really listen to it, consider every little element of it from the guitars to the bass, to the faded keys, to the bass, to the vocals, there’s so much here all working together.
After numerous revisits to Duchess I finally got onto the next track, Ships and Sails. Revisiting the heavier side of their tracks once again, this is another catchy and jumpy track which will get you tapping your feet and nodding your head. There’s something deep about the music once again here, lots of elements combining to form the track which on first listen, is relatively simple yet quite complex at the same time. The soaring vocals lead the way over the solid drum beat whilst the guitars continue to hammer away over the bass, the whole lot forming another accomplished track. As it fades and Burnout comes into existence, once again it seems to be reverting back to their more melodic and softer tracks, again slowing everything down and adding in the acoustic edge to things. After a couple of listens you too will be singing along with the band and questioning why you’ve not come across this before – these are tracks which sound familiar yet unique, somehow elevating the music to a stature it’s not yet reached through the familiarity of it – however it works it’s a winning approach.
History Is Written By The Victors follows on next, opening with pounding drums, soaring lead lines and a hammering bass line which is sure to get you reaching for the volume up button. Reverting back to the style of the first couple of tracks once again, this is another track which is sure to be a winner on the live scene, it’s got all of the ingredients to get live crowds chanting along and moving with them. What’s really notable here as well is how strong the vocals are, they achieve notes and hold them which a lot of singers would find a real chore to achieve. As it fades and final track The Artist closes proceedings, we’re reminded just how melodic and soft these guys can be when they want to be. Opening with simple acoustic guitar and vocals, this is a sound akin to The Goo Goo Dolls or Counting Crows, it’s chilled out and laid back, it’s sure to pull you in and make you just listen. Keeping things simple throughout, this track finishes the album perfectly, making you want to revisit the beginning just to experience the journey all over again.
I’ve been blown away by Take The Seven, their music is quite simply beyond anything I had expected from a band of this stature. The songs connect with your soul, pull you in, make you listen and then evoke an emotional change in you, making you want to go through the whole thing all over again. I know I’ll be getting a hard copy of this album as soon as I can and my simple recommendation is this – do the same – this is an album which will suit so many moments in life that it’ll be a pleasure to own and hear.
To find out more about Take The Seven, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Opening with Welcome To My Town, the band immediately set the bar high, opening melodic with multiple levels of guitars, a solid bass line and drums which shake you to your rib cage. Kicking into a rolling section of soaring vocals, the continuing backing music elevates this track beyond simple Alt-Rock and gives it a new stature – this is melodic, catchy, big and an anthem in the waiting – I’d love to see this on the live scene! Adding in different layers of vocals just to make sure the track is as big as possible, this is one which you’re bound to revisit time and time again, it’s feel good music at its best which you discover new elements of every single time you hear it. As an opening track to an album this is also one hell of an introduction to a band – already I’d suggest you get this album as soon as you can so you too can find yourself singing along to it after a couple of listens!
Kicking into Through The Crossfire, the theme of the previous track seems to continue, opening once again with soaring guitar lines and a simple yet heavy beat before fading everything back to let the vocals take the lead. Continuing to keep that catchy edge to the track, there seems to be one idea behind the music – create a track which will engage anyone who listens to it and make them sing along – well, challenge achieved chaps! Duchess follows on, almost sounding dark and ominous at first because of the deep acoustic guitar line, but soon reverts back to the catchy edge I’ve come to love so far. Building up through the guitar line and a solid bass beat, this track soon takes the form of a ballad, and an awesome one at that. This is real music to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end, some might see it as a little too emotional but the combination of clean and distorted guitar lines, the powerful vocals, the solid bass line and the harmonies which they create is just phenomenal – this is quite possibly my personal favourite track off of the album and one which I know I’m going to be playing a hell of a lot! When you listen to this track – really listen to it, consider every little element of it from the guitars to the bass, to the faded keys, to the bass, to the vocals, there’s so much here all working together.
After numerous revisits to Duchess I finally got onto the next track, Ships and Sails. Revisiting the heavier side of their tracks once again, this is another catchy and jumpy track which will get you tapping your feet and nodding your head. There’s something deep about the music once again here, lots of elements combining to form the track which on first listen, is relatively simple yet quite complex at the same time. The soaring vocals lead the way over the solid drum beat whilst the guitars continue to hammer away over the bass, the whole lot forming another accomplished track. As it fades and Burnout comes into existence, once again it seems to be reverting back to their more melodic and softer tracks, again slowing everything down and adding in the acoustic edge to things. After a couple of listens you too will be singing along with the band and questioning why you’ve not come across this before – these are tracks which sound familiar yet unique, somehow elevating the music to a stature it’s not yet reached through the familiarity of it – however it works it’s a winning approach.
History Is Written By The Victors follows on next, opening with pounding drums, soaring lead lines and a hammering bass line which is sure to get you reaching for the volume up button. Reverting back to the style of the first couple of tracks once again, this is another track which is sure to be a winner on the live scene, it’s got all of the ingredients to get live crowds chanting along and moving with them. What’s really notable here as well is how strong the vocals are, they achieve notes and hold them which a lot of singers would find a real chore to achieve. As it fades and final track The Artist closes proceedings, we’re reminded just how melodic and soft these guys can be when they want to be. Opening with simple acoustic guitar and vocals, this is a sound akin to The Goo Goo Dolls or Counting Crows, it’s chilled out and laid back, it’s sure to pull you in and make you just listen. Keeping things simple throughout, this track finishes the album perfectly, making you want to revisit the beginning just to experience the journey all over again.
I’ve been blown away by Take The Seven, their music is quite simply beyond anything I had expected from a band of this stature. The songs connect with your soul, pull you in, make you listen and then evoke an emotional change in you, making you want to go through the whole thing all over again. I know I’ll be getting a hard copy of this album as soon as I can and my simple recommendation is this – do the same – this is an album which will suit so many moments in life that it’ll be a pleasure to own and hear.
To find out more about Take The Seven, check out their Facebook page HERE.