The first time the singer from Morningbell (it’s either Travis or Eric Atria; they’re both listed on vocals and I don’t know the band well enough to tell them apart note: we got late breaking news from the band that Travis is the one who pumps this (and the rest of the vocals) out) laces into the phrase “We’re marching off to war” in the new song of the same name, right around the one minute mark, your ears are going to pick up; it sounds exactly like Perry Farrell circa 1990. I shit you not. The same gravelly, power packed delivery melting into primal howl that Perry perfected on “Mountain Song” is all over the vocals on “Marching Off to War,” which is undeniably a good thing.
That one vocal line is the thing that grabbed me by the throat about the song, but the rest of it is pretty sweet as well; the shuffling, vaguely foreign percussion, the mildly spacey lyrical content and the overall vibe of skewed confidence all hit the right notes for me on this track. “Marching Off to War” is on Morningbell’s upcoming fourth record, Sincerely Severely (out December 1 (which seems like a long way off, but really isn’t)). The aforementioned Trevor Atria described the recording of the record as such: “We worked like motherfuckers on this one. And it shows.” Indeed! Assuming the rest of the record is to the caliber of the track below, we’ll have more coverage as the leaves start to turn golden.
Hey guys, thanks for the positive feedback. For the record, it’s “Travis” not Trevor, and he does the singing on the whole album. If you don’t get a copy via mail, let us know and we’ll gladly send a promo along.