Falling Up - Fangs

BEC Recordings. 03/24/2009 . written by Oliver . genre: Rock/ Progressive Rock/ Experimental . Grab the record on GERTH Media

Falling Up is an alternative/electronic band from Albany, Oregon. The band debuted in 2004 and released a stunning masterpiece, called "Crashings". Four years later the band "broke up". Three members stayed, the rest of the band left. On myspace I found a quote on this theme: "Anyone who’s carefully followed Falling Up’s discography will likely note 2008’s singles collection Discover the Trees Again was simultaneously the end of an era and the start of an incredibly exciting new chapter". "Fangs" was released march 24th trough BEC recordings, which is a Toothandnail sublabel. "Fangs" has become a concept album with twelve mystical and athmospheric songs on, that pretty much focuss on fiction and fantasy whilst frontman Jessy Ribordy (Vocals, Guitar, Keys) always wrote about personal feelings and situations on all his other records before. All previous releases concentrate on personal issues and "Fangs" is different to that. Probably The Dear Hunter's Casey Crescenzo had a huge influence on him, whom he is sharing his sideproject "The River Empires" with. Casey, who sings for The Dear Hunter has also helped out on Forgive Durden's "Razia's Shadow: A Musical". Both projects are pretty lyrical and fictional. I can image that Casey definately had a big influence on "Fangs". The most outstanding songs are "Streams Of Woe At Acheron" and "Goddess Of The Dayspring, I Am". These songs contain so much energy and beautiness, that I cannot believe how good they are at all. "Fangs" is pretty different in comparison to the bands debut. When FU started out their music was pretty much infected by several bands like Alient Ant Farm, Incubus or Linking Park. "Captiva" (2008) showed a lot of parallels to Jimmy Eat World. "Fangs" (2009) sounds different again. The band shrinked from a six-piece to a three piece band, which makes the band sound more fragile and thoughful. But I love the "new" Falling Up band. Their music is so impressive and singer Jessy Ribordy has such a beautiful and fragile voice. Falling Up is still a Rock band, with drums, synthesizer and great driven guitars - just less Progressive/Hip-Hop Rock attitude, therefore you find wonderful and wallowing songs, with beautiful effects and great guitar work.

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