Paper Triangle

Let’s do this.
City & Colour review.
Right now.

It would appear Dallas Green has created a perfect album.  It’s devoid of any bad tracks and never once does the subject material of his songs grow tiresome.  They’re all so varied and often times thought-provoking/deep.  It’s an honest album, too, that’s for certain.  Some of the things said make you realize that Dallas is well aware of who he is and the world he’s living in.  Maybe things aren’t always perfect… but clarity amidst turmoil is better than being blind.  This theme alone for the album is a great lesson to be learned.

The main thing I picked out from listening to Bring Me Your Love is that it’s a more full experience.  The first City & Colour album felt cold and desolate.  It was just one, two, maybe three acoustic guitars with some nice reverb on them for each song going and Dallas singing.  It’s was a bare bones album, but still beautiful nonetheless.  That same beauty is captured yet again… only it’s amplified to a mind-bending degree.  The vocal harmonies are better/more frequent, the number of instruments on each track is increased, and the song-writing just feels so much more developed.  I see this album as Dallas really breaking out and creating a real solid solo project.  The first time around was an experiment/for fun… this is more serious and experiments yet again with a fuller sound… and I think on his third album (assuming he makes one) Dallas might just change the shape of the earth with his confidence in this new, big sound.

That’s really all there is to say.  If you know Dallas, you know that he’s got one of the most amazing voices ever.  Take that voice and set it to incredible music and you’ve got City & Colour’s album Bring Me Your Love.  Every track is exceptional in its own right.  Even the slower, minimal songs still pack a certain punch.  There are a lot of subtle surprises lying throughout the album that will excite you and by the time the cd ends, you’re left thinking, “Wow, I need to listen to that again.” 

This is a crappy review,
but Bring Me Your Love deserves a 10/10.
This is a wonderful album that never once disappoints and has so much heart, talent, and soul attached to it.  This is so much more than music.  This is Dallas having a conversation with you.  His thoughts and feelings are on this cd and the music just gets his points across that much more intensely. 
If you download one song, get The Girl.  Every time I hear it I wanna cry from pure joy because it’s so beautiful and gets so far under my skin.