By chance, on the
same week that it was time to review The Senators, someone posted this:
I don't feel
qualified to give them a proper score, but I feel comfortable saying that they
are quite old-timey. There is the use of older instruments, like a banjo and
mandolin, and there are references that feel as if they belong more to the past,
even though we still have whiskey and trains. At the same time, they seem to
have a fairly modern sensibility.
Listening to them
is mellow, and quietly intellectual. It reminds me a little of Coldplay, or
maybe a bit of The Verve on "Music From Another Room" where the
strings hint of symphony.
That should not be
taken to mean that they are always downbeat. "The Sea and Its Floor"
lifts with an upbeat tempo. In general, though, it is quiet listening, with a
touch of pathos. Perhaps the connection between the past and the modern can't
help but be tinged with loss. Even though the lyrics to "Sweeter than
Wine" don't seem inherently sad, there is a touch of melancholy in the
lilting rhythm.
Music from The
Senators is available via Amazon and iTunes.
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