Copeland Beneath The Medicine Tree Rar4/21/2021
Having left their home scene of Florida after signing with The Militia Group record label, the band is a recent migrant to Atlanta.Front man Aaron Mesh openly reveals that this album was shaped by two recent tragedies in his lifethe hospitalization of his girlfriend as she struggled with lupus, and the death of his grandmother.Thus, the entire album is encrusted with this very medical theme.There is a strikingly beautiful insert included, more of a photo book than just liner notes, with imagery shot in Tampas General Hospital by the bands bassist James Likeness.
For those interested, more of Likenesss photography can be found here ). So now I am faced with the task of reviewing what is essentially a diary entry from Mesh, a musical documentation of what was understandably a very trying time in his life. Mostly, I think the problem with much of this emotionally charged music is that it always walks a fine line between clichd, ridiculous sentimentality and actual honesty. Fans of Dashboard Confessional and The Weakerthans latest offerings will surely find something to like here. Copeland is doing some very similar things, but there are musical enhancements along the waysome unique guitar patterns, even some organ work. But every track is a slow or mid-tempo ballad, and several times while listening to this album, it sounds and feels like a more electric version of Chris Carrabbas style in Dashboard Confessional. Its a shame, because obviously Copelands vocalist and songwriter Aaron Mesh has something personal to write about, not just mindless generic love songs. The sound here is just so reminiscent of previous offerings in the genre that it just feels like rehash at times. In terms of emotion and a well-themed, complete album, Beneath Medicine Tree works. In terms of offering us anything with this emotion that could have been musically unique, it falls short.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply.AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |