Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
The sense of wonder is in danger of being Lost To This World because we have become attuned to the simplicity of cynicism, the lure of scorn, and the creativity of suspicion that we have become representative of in our reckless pursuit of abandoning the very essence of human creativity, of no longer seeing the poetic heart as beautiful, and treating absence of the imagination as a sacrifice for false knowledge.
It is in the sphere of influence that imagination and the gospel of truth merge to provide elegance, a powerhouse of domination in the mind of the precipitant listener and its result is one of gorgeous celebration, and for The Fast Camels that is especially true in the release of the brand new album, Lost To This World.
One of the most fascinating bands to come out of Scotland in many years return to the forefront of the attention of the listener and seize the moment with a tight grip on the feelings of attraction, a fierce wave of the kind of lyrical abundance that would give the lords of urban poetic songs a thrill down their spine and the defenders of free verse radicalism espoused by the likes of Ginsberg and Kerouac a definitive fission of excitement that would make all smile and accept the visions and dreams of the Glasgow musical empire.
Across tracks such as Kenzi Towers, the excellent Cry Yourself To Sleep, It’s A Long Way Down, Gracefully, the brutally cool All Aboard The Lincoln Ship, and the album title track of Lost To This World, the band fulfil their creative image and the sharp observational pull with one generous, impressive recording.
Cynicism may be the new lord of the professional bystander; however they live in a drama filled vacuum that sings silence to the world, it is to the heart and soul of The Fast Camels that they rightly shun these bystanders and report, give true accounts without hesitation that being lost is a state of emotion…the only way to be found is to offer beauty and realism in the face of chaos and fear.
A terrific album from one of the best bands around.
Ian D. Hall.