Bob Tilton - Crescent (1996)

So named in honor of the infamous American televangelist, British emo outfit Bob Tilton was formed in Nottingham in 1993 by singer Simon Feirn, guitarist Neil Johnson, bassist Mark Simms and drummer Alan Gainey. Debuting early the following year with an untitled EP for the Subjugation label, the group became an underground sensation on the strength of their acclaimed live dates, and in early 1995 earned further notice for the EP Songs of Penknife and Pocketwatch. Bob Tilton's steadfast "no interviews" rule -- combined with Subjugation's "no promos" policy -- of course intrigued the same media outlets the band wished to avoid, and after obtaining a copy of Penknife and Pocketwatch, NME named it their Single of the Week; outside of a John Peel session, little was heard from the group in the months which followed until the mid-1996 release of their debut LP, Crescent. Upon completing 1999's Leading Hotels of the World, Bob Tilton disbanded.

English emo rockers Bob Tilton originally released Crescent in 1996 on vinyl on Subjugation Records. The band's debut was certainly groundbreaking, intertwining intense emotional epics with broken-down and heartfelt soliloquies. The intense urgency of songs like "She Sings but Once" and "Palm Reading" somehow sets the group apart from homogenous American-grown emo groups. The pace slows down on tracks like "Butterscotch" and "Crescent," showcasing the band's ability to take a break from their otherwise over-the-top theatrics. What makes this album powerful is its ability to gracefully alternate between loud and soft and fast and loud. The album was certainly influential in the transformation of the new elegant form of punk: emo. The album was recorded in mid-1996. Southern Records re-released Crescent on CD with a bonus track in 1999.

No hay demasiada información sobre este grupo inglés, asi que espero que simplemente disfruteis de sus idas y venidas, su rabia semicontenida y esas canciones que se te pegan instantáneamente y no paras de tararear durante un tiempo, aunque lo hagas sólo en tu cabeza. Espero que os guste.

Mis favoritas: Ghost, September, A song about killing, Be my Valentine.

Esta vez os dejo el disco alojado en mediafire, y lo podeis descargar desde aqui.

1 Ghost 3:20
2 She Sings But Once 4:22
3 Butterscotch 1:15
4 September 3:35
5 A Song About Killing 2:23
6 Be My Valentine 3:44
7 Crescent 2:05
8 Tonight We Will Follow Him Down 3:34
9 Palm Reading 6:31
10 [Untitled Track] 2:28

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