CD Review I Concur

Able Archer (AC30)

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CD Review: I Concur

Each fortnight sees this magazine bombarded with Leeds acts releasing new singles, EPs and albums. And do you know what, some of them are really good. And not just good for a local band, but good full stop.

Able Archer, the debut by Leeds four piece I Concur, is one such record. Recorded by the busiest man in rock production, James Kenosha (Dinosaur Pile-up, Grammatics, Pulled Apart by Horses, Wintermute), it’s a grand sounding record, picking up influences from the mainstays of post-rock (Explosions In The Sky et al) grand American alt rock (Wilco, The National) and, at it’s very best (like with the breakdown on title track ‘Able Archer’), some damn fine mathy moments.

It is a well crafted album, the songs and moods flowing effortlessly over the 10 tracks and it will no doubt win them over a large cult fan base. Unfortunately, the band too seldom make the leaps that they do in ‘Able Archer’, and closer ‘Exits and Blockades’, where they become more than just a decent rock band and instead something more invigorating and exciting.

TG

Posted on Wednesday 14th October 2009

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