Bamnan And Slivercork

I'm glad I bought my copy of The Trials of Van Ocupanther ahead of Bamnan and Silvercork as I fell in love instantly with 'the trials..' but had to work very hard to love Bamnan - had I heard it first I would have binned it after a couple of listens and forgot Midlake existed. . . but eventually the tunes on this disc get inside you and . . . I'm in love.Unlike other reviewers I'm not familiar with the sound of Grandaddy and so can't make comparisons, but then Bamnan and Silvercork sounds like nothing else I know, but curiously I wouldn't say this recording has a unique sound to it. Listen hard and be rewarded.

Midlake's first album shows that they were a class act from the very start. If you like well crafted songs by proper musicians you should check this out.

Not the best midlake album by far...but it grows on you.

Very different from Occupanther in style, but nevertheless a great collection of quirky, melodic tunes. Very similar in feel to Grandaddy's Sophtware Slump with lots of synth and fuzz. Like this a lot, probably a bit more than Occupanther right now. Definitely recommend buying if you like either Midlake or Grandaddy.

Amazing album highly underrated band.

great album

Enjoyed it

Like others I came to this album after hearing The Trials of Von Occupanther and The Courage of Others. It is much sparser than either of those. It's very much a lo-fi production and almost an experimentalist approach that drops somewhere around Mercury Rev territory.Certainly not a bad album, but one where the band seem to be trying to find their way. There are hints of the atmospheric, tuneful songs to follow but it's all a little too low key to be memorable.