Again in April noticed Teika & The Uncooked Beat share their new album, “Bones’n’Stones”, and since then, we have latched onto the 12-track robust launch, whereas loving it within the course of. Following a trio of singles again in 2023, this album got here out after a spot of over a yr, however this can simply fill any void their followers could have had.
The charismatic opening actually units the tone for the entire launch, with a cinematic set of strings, moody vocals that really feel virtually like they have been lifted from the Nineteen Fifties and a few hovering guitar tones too. As soon as this opening observe finishes, you head right into a observe that sounds virtually like a Bjork observe with added funk; it is an actual change of tempo, however that’s precisely what we like with artists nowadays – take that likelihood!
There space couple of sub-2-minute tracks on the LP too, initially I assumed these had been interludes, however the first one is way from that because it provides you a glimpse into Teika & The Uncooked Beat’s extra punk-leaning facet.
Shifting in direction of the center of the LP you are greeted with the moody “Mr.Savoiout” with it is scattered percussion and synth tone, adopted by a darkish minimize within the type of “Ragged Plumes” earlier than the very enjoyable tune “The Journey (Goes On)” comes on, seemingly put in to provide you some respite from the concoction of sounds that got here earlier than.
The grandness of the earlier observe bleeds into “To My Knees” in a refined means, with the tempo of this giving off a darkish pre-Nineteen Fifties form of sound, virtually prefer it belongs in a black-and-white movie.
The ultimate few tracks of the album come thick and quick, with a Radiohead-type observe, “Angel at my Door” developing earlier than my favorite minimize of the album is available in. “Gone With The Wind” is sensible; it has strings, enormous vocal moments and swagger-filled percussion that meets a commanding bassline – if I had one observe to choose above the observe, this may be my choose.
The piano-led “Bare Eye” and “Falling In Love” come at you as a double-header earlier than all of it closes out on a soulful and bluesy-sounding tune, “Save A Gentle”, and it is there you’re taking account for all it is value. This can be a nice journey of an album and showcases the big selection that Teika & The Uncooked Beat has; for a brand new fan this can be a should!
Teika & The Uncooked Beat “Bones’n’Stones”
Out of 10: 8/10
“Bones’n’Stones” is a genre-blurring triumph—cinematic, moody, and fearless in its sonic twists and emotional depth