Album Review : Ben Glover : Through the Noise, Through the Night

Jun 17, 2010 Album Reviews
Posted by Adam

I have read people compare Glover to Ryan Adams and that seems apt, especially when it comes to vocal quality. Glover’s voice gives a frailty to some of these songs that really pushes their mood to another level.

I had never heard of the Irishman before receiving this record, his second to date. Recorded in Nashville in late 2009 Through the Noise, Through the Night, was good enough to prompt to buy his first release, The Week the Clocks Changed.

There are a number of killer tracks on this album, starting with the opener. “Full Moon Girl”, written with Mary Gauthier, which follows the life of a down and out girl who works whatever job she can to make ends meet and embellishes her relationship with her boss to make herself feel better. A great sounding track that was extremely well written.

My next favorite is “Hat”, the story of a man finding a cowboy hat washed up on the shore and deciding to put it on. He goes on to attribute any future positives in his life to the hat. A great idea for a tune.

Finally, “A Little Less Blue” stood out among the rest of the songs on the album. In a story of lost love the line “I’ll cover your name with another tattoo” really made ears perk up.

I wish a larger portion of the Americans who make the pilgrimage to Nashville to make a record came away with a product this good.Glover delivers a great record with many ups and downs emotionally. At times it seems slightly overproduced and makes me long to hear him in a stripped down environment, but that probably comes more from my personal tastes than actual quality.

I think this album is only currently available as a download but the hard copies will hit the market in August of this year. You should check out Ben Glover on his website and I will be attempting to see him live the next time he tours American soil for sure.

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