There aren’t many bands that I follow intently to see where they are playing and if they have a new release out yet, in fact, I can count those bands on one hand but Dry The River are one of those bands, which given their output, so far a couple of self-released EPs as well as free EPs for those on their mailing list, is pretty impressive, at least in my eyes (having said that, being a fan of the band, that’s probably expected).
Their latest single ‘No Rest‘ is released via download or, if you’re a bit of a collector like me, a 7″ vinyl complete with a postcard signed by the band. ‘No Rest‘ is effectively relatively different from the Dry The River we’ve heard up until this point. Firstly, the production has been upped considerably and they sound fantastic because of it. Musically, while their previous tracks had a folk maturity to them, ‘No Rest‘ has this alongside a mainstream maturity which see’s the band almost taking a leaf from the likes of Muse and Biffy Clyro with an epic orchestral chorus complete with repeated lyrics; “I loved you in the best way possible” giving it grandiose sensabilities in abundance. I can already imagine hearing on some sports advert for the BBC.
Dry The River‘s previous material, while fantastic, could be criticised for being somewhat downbeat, meandering along Bob Dylan-esque depressed history inspired story telling, almost alienating themselves to one type of fan but ‘No Rest‘ see’s the band up the ante with a brilliant pop take on modern folk and it isn’t going to be long before Radio One pick this song up and the band go far.
With the release of this single, Dry The River have just become my official tip for a band who are going to become bigger than massive.
[Rating: 5]
