'Green Diesel' is a folk/rock band that I discover with their 4th album 'After Comes the Dark', their last opus 'The Hangman's Fee' dating from 2017 and, listening to this latest studio recording that has just been released, we find ambiences of folk bands that make us go back to the 70s but also their music is tinged with progressive from that time which makes a very pleasant mix to listen to. We embark on a beautiful journey mixing serenity and lightness with a talent for catchy melodic lines from the first listening. From the first track 'Follow the River', the tone is set with a first playful melody and a catchy rhythmic on which 'Ellen Care' lays a delicate and jovial voice in an atmosphere that can remind some compositions from the beginning of 'Renaissance', then 'Northern Frisk' continues in this light mood with the accompaniment of the violin that reinforces the folk atmosphere. This is followed by the instrumental 'Dusty Fairies' which starts slowly but picks up the tempo after 2 minutes, with the violin again accompanying this catchy melody, then 'Sea Song' unfolds a slow tempo with a beautiful melancholic traditional folk melody and we find this same mood in the next track 'I Wish My Love', this time sung by 'Greg Ireland'. With 'The White Hart', we're right back in early 70's folk/prog influences with a slow processional rhythm that brings a psychedelic feel, then, 'Underworld' brings us back to the melodic lines of 'Renaissance' with a more energetic middle section between two parts with a slow tempo. The end of the album brings 'Katy Cruel', a more conventional folk track that may remind some Breton songs, then 'Never Reach The Dawn' is a more classic song with a memorable melody unlike 'Storm' which follows with a heavier rhythm and less direct melodic lines and the eponymous title of the album concludes the whole in a darker folk atmosphere with drums beating the measure in a supported manner.
In summary, the English of 'Green Diesel' perpetuate the tradition of a folk/prog of the 70s by offering us a very beautiful album filled with beautiful melodies that we appropriate quite easily what destines 'After Comes the Dark' to an audience liking a varied folk with some progressive components bringing us back to the 70s... | |
