Album review: Tired Pony, The Ghost Of The Mountain (Fiction)

 

Andy Gill
Thursday 15 August 2013 14:50 EDT
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The alt-rock supergroup has come up with a loose narrative about two characters dealing with an unspecified "unforgiveable act". Thanks to Gary Lightbody's way with a compelling image, it manages to grip the imagination for a while but ultimately, not knowing the root cause of the action, leaves one adrift in amorphous emotional distress. But there's much to admire here, not least the broadened stylistic palette, which sees the band's staple country-rock Americana mode augmented with more European influences.

Download: I Don't Want You As a Ghost; Blood; The Beginning of the End; Punishment

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