This Cold
Hollow
Mirrorphobic Productions
This isn`t in fact the newest effort from the band but the song I heard off their newest split EP (Listopad) has shared some good vibe that got me into their music a little. Hollow is a still fresh album from 2016 and gives me much better picture of the band. This full length holds 10 songs on the CD and I have information they are going to expand it on vinyl which I guess is a thing totally out of this world for the band and the fans, too. I think it just confirms importance of this particular album which also has its shortened acoustic version on separate release.
This is first band here I am reviewing that is pretty much no metal. They are into alternative rock, indie rock and gothic. But my imaginary of gothic music is much different than This Cold. I think gothic is fantasy and dark by its unbelievable stories and should alter reality to what we like. While Hollow`s gothic is based on reality we do not like because it does not give us what we want and on personal experiences we do not necessary care about. That`s why this album is dark, hopeless, sad and bizzare with sort of negative emotions. This impression is more on behalf of lyrical content they have because instrumentally they do just perfect. I have my favourite songs like Friends, Hollow, Do You Know? Jolene, I Need You. These are tracks where joy of playing music and good vocal lines bring finest moments of the album. Studio performance of songs is professional and Hollow has its own atmosphere caused not only by production but also by subliminal way they compose their music. This is not happy album so I do not know if they can make your mind up the way you would like it. However, since I am not YOU, this might be what YOU need.
Added: 23.02.2017
Review by Slawek Migacz
This is first band here I am reviewing that is pretty much no metal. They are into alternative rock, indie rock and gothic. But my imaginary of gothic music is much different than This Cold. I think gothic is fantasy and dark by its unbelievable stories and should alter reality to what we like. While Hollow`s gothic is based on reality we do not like because it does not give us what we want and on personal experiences we do not necessary care about. That`s why this album is dark, hopeless, sad and bizzare with sort of negative emotions. This impression is more on behalf of lyrical content they have because instrumentally they do just perfect. I have my favourite songs like Friends, Hollow, Do You Know? Jolene, I Need You. These are tracks where joy of playing music and good vocal lines bring finest moments of the album. Studio performance of songs is professional and Hollow has its own atmosphere caused not only by production but also by subliminal way they compose their music. This is not happy album so I do not know if they can make your mind up the way you would like it. However, since I am not YOU, this might be what YOU need.
Added: 23.02.2017
Review by Slawek Migacz