| Track List 1- Olives 3:21 2- Mountain 6:32 3- Earth Day 9:35 4- Deep Peace 7:34 5- Canada 6:53 6- Down And Under 3:43 7- The Fluke 7:16 8- Nobody's Here 6:54 9- Tiny Tears 9:12 10- Stagnant 5:25 11- Untitled 5:29 | ||
| 1- Olives :The opening track opens with some music coming from a record player like you are in a foyer Devin invites you to come in and take a seat offers you a drink i think the opening track sums up the album its something that you need to listen to in a relaxed environment its like a good bottle of wine don't drink it fast sip it enjoy the flavour. Terria has plenty of surprises installed and loads of reflection and pleasant memories that linger for a long time after the last track is played 2- Mountain : Fast paced tempo wise with eerie sounding howl at the start there is a stop start kind of a beat in the beginning Mountain has plenty of layers and sound diversity Devin's vocals are really good , and the band is near faultless they even the tempo out for a while then lift it a notch or two towards the end a really enjoyable song with dog howls and some other weird Foreign talking also going on towards the finish its heavily layered track with loads of samples 3- Earth day : This song is awesome its a fast tempo dire predicting post apocalyptic orgy of sounds great guitar work from all involved the band play really well together Devin's songwriting skills are diverse and you can hear the immense effort put into the vocal delivery the song sounds very angry in some patches and like an interstellar joy ride in other areas the song weighs in at a epic 9 .35 Min's but the song is worth every second 4-Deep Peace : My god after the angry, dire warning, global recycling epic Earth Day comes the polar opposite a beautiful song about the acceptance of crying its as if Devin is trying to console his inner child there is a mid song guitar solo that will blow your socks off its so beautiful and harmonious it flows naturally and makes you wonder what your speakers would feel if they had senses delivering the sublime melody, i think this song would of left a huge smile on the inner child whatever the reason its a moment in music i will never forget | ||
5-Canada : Sweeping riffs once again the guitar gets plenty of time to shine in this track a nice little song about his native country he sings it with great passion , It has some strange muffled vocals in some parts also has more weird foreign language at the end of the track all in all this track is awesome 6-Down and Under : Comes in like Canada never finished , the song starts out with a briskly played acoustic guitar till the booming base drum comes into existence it gets your feet tapping a beautiful instrumental track with just a hint of vocals at the end its a harmonious track that shows this band play well together 7 -The Fluke : Another great song nicely paced , Devin sings with less ferocity the band go in all directions in some areas of the song and you can hear them all doing their own thing but not in a colliding kind of a way . The song is beautiful it captivates you especially the mid section of the song it hits a beautiful flowing patch 8 -Nobody's Here : When someone asks me about depression i would like to play this song and say depression brought this beautiful song into existence a mind probing journey into the troubled mind of Devin . Boy his music is sublime when he is expressing his deep emotions he seems to tap into a well of pure talent and i feel the anguish in him as he searches to find himself and feels like there's nobody there 9- Tiny Tears : I would love to know what was on his mind when he was writing this its one song that amazes me he opens right up to who or whatever he wrote this for pleading his age saying sorry for making you cry and admitting to being a jealous guy there is no doubt that Devin has no problem expressing emotions that's why he is such a joy to listen to. The song is a low tempo beautiful sing along that still leaves you shaking your head at the mans talents 10 - Stagnant : This song sounds like Devin is saying that hes found the middle of the road hes travelled and wont stray anymore perhaps inclining the straying is a psychological and emotional disaster , The guitar solo in this song is beautiful and as always the band manage to pull off another song that shakes your head at the beauty and grandness of this album 11- Universal : this song finishes the album off like it started weirdly and you cant help thinking that Devin deliberately put this track in to compliment olives its as if he is using them like bookends to hold the majestic diversity and craziness that is Terria into place . This track its just a strange half ass guitar jam with weird vocals that fade in and out with a few water drips also but funnily enough as much as i am not a big fan of this track it wouldn't be Terria without it Conclusion : A very moving album defiantly worth a listen i think i would describe it as semi progressive rock with samples ,and a touch of metal The music is incredibly diverse it takes you on a roller coaster emotional ride that leaves you feeling that this man is plagued by inner torment ,during some of the songs i also question his sanity but there is no denying he has a stack of talent .Devin and the band pour their hearts into the music and i am not sure i have heard so much emotion poured into songs like this for a long while ,they have left a beautiful legacy in Terria 8.1 / 10 | ||
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