Patience are one of my favourite bands right now. You can guarantee that every release is fantastic.
‘Bliss’ has their characteristic mix of the heavy and the light, the tuneful and all out guitar attack. What I’m not saying here is that their songs come with a ‘set template’ because they don’t; this is just a general description, you get me. The track leans towards the heavy raw guitar sound but even then if you listen carefully, and you should, that guitar is roaring away above and around a tuneful thing that’s going on, it is a joy. What I wait for in their music is that point where the loudness drops away and the beauty of the light comes flooding in. And boy, it is gorgeous. There’s a moment of bluff where they hint at it but don’t, and then there it is, ethereal and frankly speaking lovely.
It almost goes without saying that the band’s playing is faultless. The musical journey through different sounds and feels is seamless. I wouldn’t expect anything less to be honest. And another thing I must mention is the vocals – they twist, they soar, they mesmerise.
‘Bliss’ is an absolute joy. It’s a perfect mix of the loud and the quiet. It takes you on a musical journey that’s full of surprises. And it sounds bloody brilliant.
