The Verve – Forth
It’s been a while since my last review and one thing is nearly certain… I haven’t missed much. Music is in a state this year. A state of uninspired boring to be exact. Fuck me for having high standards I guess. Thankfully I have had many other endevours to keep me occupied in the meantime, all of which are going very well. Keeping me busy and out of trouble.
I return to this blog to review something that I thought would never happen. Even when I heard that it was about to happen, I seriously doubted the quality that would come forth. Silly Mughead.
After eleven years one of my favorite bands have pulled it all back together and made one of the greatest comebacks of all time. There can be no doubt left after hearing the new album several times. You can listen to it for yourself in it’s entirety HERE.
“Forth” is The Verve’s 4th album and giving it to you straight… I can’t stop listening to it. That’s the first sign of a great album. I find Richard Ashcroft’s voice in my head wherever I go now. Hearing Nick McCabe’s guitar again fills me up with everything I look for in music. Inspiration. Visions.
Each and every song on the album is amazing. At first, I was uncertain about the single “Love is Noise” but it has already grown on me after a few listens. My immediate favorites are “Numbness” and “Sit and Wonder”. But like I said, the whole album shreds. “Columbo” and “Appalachian Springs” and “Judas” are all cutting edge Verve. It’s unbelievable that The Verve can come back eleven years later and not only release something relevant, but something that is arguably their best work to date.
The album is released next week on August 26th and I suggest you buy it and listen to it over and over again as it is hands down, my favorite release of the year to date. It’s lack of competition aside, this album has rescued my ears in every way. When an album comes along that I really love, I strap on my old trusty headphones, smoke a joint and take a long walk along the pacific ocean . And that’s exactly what I did yesterday.
Honestly, it’s like walking with a long lost friend that you were certain was dead. Turns out they were just sleeping. I’m not going to go further detail. Just a heads up for you to check this album out and buy it.
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