Depression Is a Young Person's Art Form - review

Here's a rather lovely review of one of our new recordings, Depression Is a Young Person's Art Form, by notable and esteemed music blogger The Legendary Frank. To find out what all the fuss is about and hear the track for yourself using the ReverbNation audio player click here.

"Depression Is a Young Person's Art Form

This is gobsmackingly, goosebumpingly good! Every I hear this live I go to pieces.

This song has everything in it and oozes emotion from every pore.

The song opens with a phone and disembodied voices. Add to this a bass that's like a slow heartbeat, a heart out of sync with the world. Then the drums come in like a military tatoo or maybe a death march? The sad violin underlines the sad reflections.

And that guitar. Subtle, understated, way down like depression. And weaving in and out that violin, not plaintive but plain sad.

And the bitterness of the singer mounts. The self pity mounts.

And yet amidst all that pity an acceptance "I know that it's over, although it overran".

And then the song changes gear.

The song becomes angrier and staccatto as the climax builds up.

Builds up to some great hamronica playing and if you're not already an emotional wreck you will be now.

This song will go down as Brassneck's greatest, great to listen to here and great live.

No Brassneck, it's not thanks for nothing, it's thanks for giving me great feelings even if those feelings are achingly sad and yet beautiful.

In other words everytine I listen to this song I am refreshed which is odd considering the theme of the song.

Maybe it's the sheer power of the song

and maybe we've all been there but have stepped back.

The Legendary Frank"

Visit Frank's blog here.