Midlake – Trials of Van Occupanther

The album came out last year but I don’t think I’ve seem much mention of it round here, I think it might appeal to a few.

Their sound is fuzzy folk rock with beautiful layered and swirling vocal harmonies that just build and build. They re-create the nostalgia of an early to mid 70’s Fleetwood Mac/Crosby Stills/Jackson Browne soft rock sound, but as with the best retro sounds they bring a modern twist. A lot of my friends who hate all that 70’s stuff find this album very endearing whenever I play it around the house.

Love the kooky album cover too, like some photo from a private country house party.

http://www.metacritic.com/music/arti...vanoccupanther

Cheers
Mike