Coal Beautiere - Fight Your Broken Heart and Fly - mp3 review
January 31st, 2008 r8e8rcom
I, my friends, back in the mid to late 90’s was all things chick rock. Perhaps it was their sultry style, maybe their alluring voice, or it could have been, just maybe…that fact that I couldn’t get a chick to talk to me to save my life. So at least they could sing to me. There was Tori Amos (But then quickly realizing I didnt believe in Fairies.) Bjork (Soon after, realizing I forgot to wear my swan suit), Fionna Apple (I eat, therefore we would never get along.), and Ani Difranco (anyone woman who births albums faster than she can birth babies is over compensating for something.) There were others too, god so many others. The Mummers, Syble Vein, Throwing Muses, Belly, etc. etc.. And I listened to them all. Somehow between then and now the magic is gone. I just dont have the connection I once did with the female singer. Thats not to say that they aren’t still good for the most part, or that there arent other new talents out there that are even better. But I guess I just don’t care for it anymore. Although from time to time I run across a female that brings me back to those days of old.
Coal Beautiere, is not that band.
Personal opinions aside, they really should be said band. Droning piano lines, ghostly vocals, ambient noise. Whats not to like? If this was 1994 I’d have seen them ten times already. but its not. If Alice in Wonderland was performed in play form in my high school gym by girls with too many cats and boys who love dragons, this would be the soundtrack.
Wow I’m not good and keeping my opinion to myself on this one, sorry about that. Try it out for yourself. Maybe you’ll dig it.
This is from the release Fight Your Broken Heart and Fly.
I’d put their little diatribe from their page on here to give you a “what they’re about” but what they’re about sounds like a whole bunch of poppycock to me. You can find it here
Oh and here’s some songs…
-Dave
