Bent - The Everlasting Blink FLAC download

Neil Tolliday and Simon Mills, the gentlemen behind Are from Nottingham, scooping a curious sense of torment in itself to stroll through flea markets and any kind of vinyl purchase. The worse, the better. From this huge collection filtering them the best bits and make their own songs. They do this in an extremely brilliant way, evidenced by the enthusiasm from critics and consumers that their debut Programmed To Love from 2000 has been received. This line continues on The Everlasting Blink. Former muzak of Nana Mouskouri, Billie Jo Spears, David Essex, Captain Tenille and ironing & parties, presumably coming from the huge package Mantovani plates, that the gentlemen to their collection may rely, is converted into beautiful compositions that are so beautiful that they move beyond this earth. The guest appearances by singer Jon Marsh of The Beloved and steel guitarist BJ Cole works there worse. The Everlasting Blink is a cd like a fairy tale, so beautiful.

The Everlasting Blink, Bent’s second album, doesn’t have the immediacy of Programmed to Love but instead takes time to grow on you. Indeed, the standout songs on this album are every bit as good as anything as Bent has ever done. The twang of “So Long Without You” lends itself to a funky country-Western swing dance that brings tears to your eyes. “Magic Love” shows that the Captain and Tenille weren’t all that bad. And the steel guitar on “Moonbeams” might just be the cheapest trip to Hawaii you’ve ever taken. A few tracks are lackluster, such as “Beautiful Otherness,” but the strength of the other songs are more than enough to make up for any shortcomings.

Melodic downtempo. Echoes of Lamb, Vanessa Daou, and many other influences. They really do try to bring in diverse influences to keep things interesting, including houseygrooves, 80s beats, country twang, noise-bleep and more. Doesn't really strike new ground sonically or compositionally. Certainly some people will love it, but I don't think it'll be remembered.