The Noise Feb 2007
Idiomatically speaking, this record is the perfect sandwich. There’s not much room for improvement. This is a slick composition that hits every mark. I practically had to pry it out of the CD player to move on to the next review. A very rare happenstance here in Review Land. Dark Architecture has serious soul and plays from beginning to end without a hitch. Hopefully it doesn’t get lost in the recent glut of male singer-songwriter stuff (James Blunt and the like) because it’s got loads of passion and heady, thoughtful verse. Its optimistic overtones and soothing delivery are only the tip of the iceberg. It goes deep and takes many twists and turns, but allows the listener not only to come up for air, but to arrive at the surface refreshed.
