{"id":6256,"date":"2014-09-16T11:08:52","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T10:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/?p=6256"},"modified":"2014-09-16T11:08:52","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T10:08:52","slug":"review-dry-river-alarms-heart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/music\/review-dry-river-alarms-heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Dry The River-Alarms In The Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #888888\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/drytheriver.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6257\" alt=\"dry the river album cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/drytheriver.jpg\" width=\"414\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/drytheriver.jpg 460w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/drytheriver-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cardiffstudentmedia.co.uk\/quench\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/drytheriver-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\">Voluptuous, and far less focused on ambient space.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The last two years have been a turbulent period for Dry The River. After the release of their debut album, Shallow Bed, they spent an inordinate amount of time touring. Although the band were enjoying well deserved support and success, their gruelling schedule left primary songwriter, Pete Liddle, with precious little time to write their increasingly imminent follow-up. This understandably led to frustration, self-doubt and confusion; songs were written, re-written, scrapped and all the while, time ticked on.<\/p>\n<p>In June of this year Dry The River revealed the ripe fruits of their hard labour. \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffGethsemane&#8217; was released, and what a triumphant return it was. The song was a profound embodiment of everything that would arrive in August on their long awaited and follow up album, \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffAlarms In The Heart&#8217;; Dry The River return as a more cohesive entity. A more collaborative writing process, as well as a more restricted line up, has produced a rich and warm album that sounds more akin to an orchestral rock band, than a symphonic folk band. The songs are voluptuous and far less focused on ambient space. \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffMed School&#8217; is a perfect example of the ebb and flow of the album as a whole, as the oceanic instrumentation seamlessly eases from verse to chorus as it washes around you, whilst the beautifully intense vocals reach out. It&#8217;s a hypnotic experience.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The all engrossing breakdowns that Dry The River do so well remain on \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffRollerskate&#8217;, and, \u00d4\u00c7\u00ffVessel&#8217;. 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