Review: The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton by Clogs

The Creatures in the Garden of Lady Walton by Clogs

Release date: March 2, 2010

My Rating: 10 out of 10 

                  The Creatures (10 tracks, 42 minutes) features guest vocalists Sufjan Stevens, Matt Berninger, and Shara Worden (who sings in a handful of songs). To be honest, I was excited about this release because I am a huge fan of My Brightest Diamond, and was looking forward to Shara Worden’s vocals. 

              I am so glad I bought this CD!  Worden is as fantastic as usual, and the music is breathtaking.  The band members are trained in many styles, and they are truly masters at their craft.  The layering of music is so intricate (with a heaping handful of instruments), and the chord progressions are so unpredictable and heartfelt that you will be left staggering.  Shara Worden’s songs (“On the Edge,” “The Owl of Love,””Adages of Cleansing”) are the highlights of the album (I’m a little biased, so what?), but every single song is a joy to listen to.

                The purely instrumental songs on the album (“I Used to Do,” “To Hugo”) are just as soaked with emotion as the rest.     I’m definitely going to look into Clogs’ other albums after listening to this one.  It is very relaxing and I would highly recommend it.  Five out of five stars.  This may be my favorite album of 2010.

Favorite tracks: 

On The Edge, The Owl of Love, I Used to Do

Here is some more information on Clogs and two free songs as a teaser.

My Brightest Diamond: The Intrigue

I started listening to My Brightest Diamond about a year ago.  Shara Worden is such an intriguing person!  Her voice catches you off-balance and gives you a shaky sort of momentum.  It seems that their music keeps growing on me.  They may have even replaced Radiohead as my favorite band.  Trust me, that’s saying a lot. 

But maybe it’s a little too early to say that, as they only have two albums.  Two splendid albums.  Ha.  You should definitely check them out.  I’ll start you off.

And if she’s caught your attention, you can watch a full, live concert at this URL:

http://www.baeblemusic.com/concertvideo/LePoissonRouge/MyBrightestDiamond.html