I have to be painfully honest: I was never a massive fan of folk and country music, as it doesn’t exactly excite me…but occasionally I do discover acts that stop me right in my tracks and The Liquorsmiths are one of them. They definitely made the genre more appealing and captivating through their latest EP, “This Book Belongs To”.
The six-track collection allures you into a soothing soundscape coupled with intense and heart-tugging lyrics. “Coy With Me” would immediately draw any prospective listener into a titillating folk with complementary nasally vocals bearing the similarity to Adam Levine of Maroon Five.
The EP picks up a few tempos through a finger clicking piece, “Get Well Soon”. While still retaining the smoothness featured in the intro track, the vocals become progressively powerful and somewhat gratifying, before it abruptly ends. The EP slows down considerably in “Iris Song”; although the recording was turn down a couple of notches, it managed to fulfil the yearning sensation due to the sudden ending of “Get Well Soon”.
“Devil I Do” adopts a more traditional take on the genre with folklore storytelling weaving through the acoustic guitar before becoming more pronounced and taking centre stage. The alluringly soothing soundscape returns, becoming more spine-tingling with “Day By Day”, signing off the EP perfectly.
With seamless, floating-in-the-cloud arrangements, The Liquorsmiths’ little treasure will sure appeal to most listeners – well it appealed to an old sceptic like me!
“This Book Belongs To” is now available through Inhesion Records
