Time is a Machine by Listener

 

This new album from Listener drops this week, but last week they had an album listening party via Audiotree, and streamed it online for anyone to jump in on. I sat down, incredibly excited to hear it after hearing a couple of songs beforehand. They had released the single “Eyes to the Ground for Change” shortly before, and played a couple of new songs on their Audiotree session.

Now, after hearing this album, it isn’t what a previous fan of Listener will probably be expecting from their earlier works. Dan Smith is known for his great lyrics and his background in rap and spoken word poetry. This new album seems more rock driven though. As he said, something they want to be able to pull off live a lot better. The album still draws me in heavily from the lyrics and vocal part, but the instruments seem to be a more driving force than previously. 

Genre: Rock / Spoken Word