Thrushes
Sun Come Undone

It’s time to wake up

Have you ever been so engrossed in a dream that you want to spend and cherish every moment until reality sets in? Sun Come Undone, debut album from Baltimore-based band Thrushes, captures the soundtrack to that dream so beautifully that its destined to be on lists of albums people would love to live inside if ever created.

Anna Conner’s soulful, angelic voice backed up by founder Casey Harvey competes so well with the lush, energetic instrumentation that you’re constantly on the brink of sensory overload. That’s exactly what we would expect from any fantasy though, floating between mystery and suspense, drama and romance. The atmosphere is so thickly caked on that it takes multiple listens to cut through each layer and discover all there has been offered to the listener.

"Aidan Quinn", the opening track to Sun Come Undone, greets us with a line preparing and fulfilling what’s to come in “You love watching this unfold” yet it’s hidden within much more revealing and depressing lyrics from the writer’s perspective. Once the captivating "Heartbeats" follows up, which is sure to be a favorite and mixtape staple once the word gets out, there’s no turning back from the emotional anthemic call of “My heart is full of your love”. The lyrics outline the backdrop of the album, but the character is in the vocal delivery and musicianship.

This is a debut album of grand proportions that feels like it has been soaking up for years in seasoned musicians with half a dozen albums under their belt. It’s chock-full of confidence, charisma, and oh so lovely reverb and resounding walls of delicately crafted noise. The band also features Rachel Tracy on bass guitar and in addition, Matt Davis on drums and it must be heard to believe how hard they can rock in comparison to how sweet, quiet, and lovely the sound can be as well.

As I hopelessly hung on to the last couple minutes of Sun Come Undone, we’re reminded over and over and gradually more intensely that “This is the hardest part / You’ve got to let it go”. I do, but luckily it’s in a place, unlike dreams, we can revisit as often as we’d like but still wish there was even more to discover in the end. For fans of Stars, Asobi Seksu, and Broken Social Scene, this album by Thrushes will get you through the night and makes it worth waking up for in the morning.

Overall: A-

Tracklisting
1. Aidan Quinn
2. Heartbeats
3. Loyalty
4. Into the Woods
5. Flying
6. Ghost Train
7. Halloween
8. New Years Kiss
9. Wake Up
10. Roy
11. The Hardest Part

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