Album Review; morning... 'The Greatest Feeling in the World'

Photos and words by Roz.

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Hailing from Passiac County New Jersey, I give you morning... [that's spelt m-o-r-i-n-g-.-.-.] The five piece indie alternative band released their second EP, 'The Greatest Feeling in the World' at their first headlining show at Maxwell's in Hoboken on August 14th. I concur that after listening to this album many times, you will indeed experience the greatest feeling in the world.

The track list is:

-Move Your Head, I'm Hugging God

-Business

-Mailbox

-Lady Liberty

-Scardey Cat

-October

-Glamour Shots

For fans of: Modest Mouse, Braid, ...And you will know us by the trail of dead, Cursive, Weezer, We are Scientists and people who like good music.

The band begins to give the listener a taste of the greatest feeling in the world with soft guitar melodies and mystical vocals to match in a track titled 'Move Your Head, I'm Hugging God'. 'Business' just kicks the listener's energy up without trying them out. How? Even listening to the album at home, you can feel the energy that this band put into their recording.

'Mailbox', is a track to give the listener a break for what's to come. I'm going to call this the sorbet of the album, it cleanses the listner's pallate, yet you want more. 'Lady Liberty', is sound wise almost like shampooing one's hair, soft, loud, repeat. The fifth track on the album, 'Scardey Cat' seems to be the same as the previous track in a way. And by in a way I mean, the vocal style is quiet similar.

'October' is could be every college student's internal feelings set to music, you know feeling like you don't belong so you just try to get through the day by forcing yourself to be invisible, or even the uncertainity of where the next step in your life will take you and grasping the concept of morality. Yet the track, gives you a slight bit of hope. And to close out the EP, 'Glamour Shots'. The melodies of the guitar, the dreamy 'ohhs and ahhhs', and back to basic drum beat makes the listener repeat the whole album over and over again.

So to summerize everything I just said about morning...'s album: It's good. Real good. You'll be singing along with the lyrics soon enough. Head over to www.morningband.com and listen to it if you don't believe me. Then buy it. And finally see this band live. I highly recommend it.