After two excursions into the field of alternative guitar rock,
the British-Australian collaboration headed by Richard Levy have
remembered their true strengths, and with "The Only Solace" have
produced a breath-takingly beautiful neofolk album which
catapults OSTARA right back to the spearhead of the genre.
Fatalistic lyrics full of abysmal thoughts, executed with
sensitive vocals, carried by captivating melodies and crystal
clear acoustic guitar.
Far removed from cheap effect and unreflected symbolic games,
OSTARA create a magical world under the spell of a tragic past
and faced with an uncertain future. In their mystical world view
they penetrate time and open the way for unforeseen
connectivities. In this context many of the lyrics are revealed
as traps, and mundane experiences take a cruel twist. Levy
surrounds the listener with comforting atmospheres and soothing
metaphors, just to waken them roughly from their sleep once
more.
When the rustling of the masses grows into a deafening noise,
the cry of the individual appears like a tentative murmur on the
wind. Only OSTARA express this silent tragedy so powerfully.
Tracklist:
1 Victory Surrender (5:24)
2 The First Day Of Summer (2:54)
3 Darkly Shining
4 Calling To The Storm (4:50)
5 Pillow Of Ashes (4:27)
6 Architects Of Ruin (4:15)
7 Fields Of Fire (3:41)
8 The Carnival (2:18)
9 Lanterns Of The Storm (3:16)
10 Rise Descending (3:27)
11 Stilts & Crutches (3:16)
12 The Only Solace (4:04)
13 The Darkening (4:26)
14 If The Dead Yould See (3:39)
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