The saying "there
is only one thing worse than being talked about and that is not being talked about"
holds a great deal of truth. But what happens when you're being talked about for the
wrong reasons? Unbelievable Truth have found themselves in this last situation with
their recent rise to fame.
The vocalist's name should give it away immediately. Andy Yorke....yep, you guessed it,
Radiohead's Thom Yorke's brother. Inevitably this band are going to have huge expectations
riding on them, along with an unfair comparison always lurking in the background. You'd
almost be forgiven for thinking that Almost Here was going to be a let down, but it proves
to be much to the opposite. It is, in it's own way, an unexpected gem.
So much thought has been placed into these songs that you can almost hear it in every beat
and vocal breath. These complexities are made to sound almost basic and more
importantly accessible to the listener throughout.
Angels and Forget About Me are the tracks that stand out immediately, but the others grow
to be equally impressive after a while. There's no real need for cranked up guitars
or sampling, as all these songs succeed effortlessly in their acoustic and lightly
synthesized settings.
If Unbelievable Truth are anything to go on, the headlines forecasting the stagnation of
the British music scene are being greatly exaggerated. Along with that band and a few
others, unbelievable Truth are an alternative to what is supposed to be the alternative.
Almost Here's up-tempo moments are kept to an absolute minimum. But who
needs them when melodic moodiness sounds this good.