Villagers – Ship of Promises (Youtube)

Here’s the video for the rather sublime new Villagers song. I am somewhat beguiled by this track, and at first I wasn’t sure if it was in a good way or a bad way. After about fifteen listens I can confirm it’s the good one. There’s some serious songwriting under the hood, which allows what appear to be discordant notes to blend in seamlessly to the rhythm of the whole affair.

What starts out as a mellow track becomes a bit more uppity, and it’s melding these two rhythms and styles that makes it such an attention grabber. The feeling that the wheels could fall off at any given moment is rather refreshing.

Bit good, then.