To experience an album as a sonic narrative is like reading a really good book that is difficult to put down. Even without the words on the page, you are instantly transported to a story-scape that is unique to your interpretation of the feeling it conveys and the images it triggers.
Milky Joe reviews the latest album by Melody's Echo Chamber, entitled Emotional Eternal. Joe finds that on the new record the emphasis is on the songs, which are each like little jewels.
caroline is the self titled debut from the post-rock UK band on Rough Trade Records. Five years in the making, it achieves a level of emotional intelligence that artists spend careers chasing.