Tags: In The Script - The Mojo Fins
Brighton school friends The Mojo Fins have recovered from the tragic loss of vocalist Jon Chandler in 2007 to release their first album, ‘The Sound That I Still Hear’. This, the second single taken from that LP, is a delicate offering of harmonious pop-rock. A hefty dose of sentimentality pervades this track. It’s by no means a bad thing, mind, as effective melodies and intricate arrangements also figure in the bargain, producing a piece of music that communicates loss and memory in an intriguing fashion. The mood here is bittersweet: there’s a sense of uplifting harmony coupled with a restrained sadness, which expresses itself fully only in the song’s closing moments, when singer Stephen Brett’s vocals give way to something resembling a modern day Gregorian chant. It’s not an instant smash hit, but an accessible grower; the kind of song you listen to as you stare, melodramatically, out of your bedroom window at a windswept heath below. Or something. By turns challenging, reflective and almost haunting, it’ll appeal to those who put melody first.
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SimonFuller has been trying this freelance journalism lark for almost eight months now, but often finds himself giving up and listening to more music. As well as lapping up everything from electro-pop to symphonic metal, he also enjoys plotting convoluted novels and drinking decadent variants on coffee. He lives in Bedford.
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