The Magic of The Coral :: Music Band Musical Essays

The Magic of The Coral The Coral fly on a lower floor the radar of popular mainstream music in America less marketed than Australian rock solidification and Strokes-sound-a- analogouss Jet, The Coral be probably slightly less-known than The Shins, by chance on the same level as British Sea Power. precisely The Coral neednt worry. Those who know them equal them, and want to spread the discussion (despite the good feeling of discovering a band that is a gem of a secret). I get-go discovered The Coral about a class agoI saw they had been on Late Night with Conan OBrien, and their CD was $10. It turned out to be a great CDand I then knew of a great British band that my tyro (in England) didnt become familiar with until about ten months later.The Coral are six young men from Liverpool, England brothers James (vocal and guitar) and Ian (drums) Skelly, Nick Power (piano, electronic organ and vocals), Lee Southall (guitar and vocals), Paul Duffy (bass and vocals), and scorecard Ryder-Jones (guitar and trumpet). Ian Skelly, Southall, Duffy and Ryder-Jones are all the tender days of 19, Power is 20, and older sibling James Skelly is the oldest at 22. For a band of younguns their sound is so well-developed and uniquepsychedelic folk-rock with a little Britpopand comes from the distinctive twang of Southalls guitar and singer Skellys distinguishing, strong vocals and lyrics that unfold like a story. With the release of their self-titled debut album, The Coral established themselves as a talented young band that would only get better with time. Their molybdenum CD, Magic and Medicine, confirms that. While their sound has matured, they havent lost every of the whimsy or frivolity that works so well for them. The first song, In The Forest, isnt as striking as the first CDs opener, Spanish Main. However, it picks up with more standard Coral-type numbers like Dont Think Youre The First, Talkin Gypsy Market Blues, and oddly Bill McCai. Ive found The Coral are great storytellers some of their songs are about fictional events that develop over years, andin the pillowcase of Bill McCaithe undoing of a military personnel unhappy in his life. Bill McCai mirrors exactly the first CDs Simon Diamond, about a man who was so fed up with his life that he turned himself into a tree.