Tuesday 28 August 2012

CANTO - Debut Album release 'HAHAHA'

Hi All,

When you are in a band, there is a lot to be said for the chemistry in the group even before you get together for a jam. This is made slightly easier when you have a band of brothers.

Canto consists of three brothers all under the age of 20; Seamus Blackwell (Vocals, Guitar), Aidan Blackwell (Bass) and David Blackwell (Drums), and this debut album is 10 tracks of brothers exploring their musical tastes.

The first thing that greets you on their debut album is a 2 minute instrumental track that hints at what you are going to find in the the rest of the tracks. Its a mad mix of Hendrix style riffs, blues, a little bit of Led Zeppelin, and some good rock and roll if you stuck them all under the psychedelia of 1960's "love not war" era.

They are pushing the envelope here in terms of bringing older musical styles into a more modern setting. The first 3 tracks are the most extreme and in my mind just don't work but by the time you get to "The Pit" its all forgotten, and you get to the place they want you to be. Enjoying some mind altering riffs from the history of rock and roll.

The best track on the album has to be William Byrd and his Contemporaries. Nice easy blues, self mocking and a set of amazing lyrics.

Here's the first single of their album with one of their more rocky tracks "Farewell well well":




Find them here:

http://www.cantotheband.com

Thanks for reading

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