Drawing Down The Sun

by The River

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Sonny92 With rumbling riffs that sound like a foot-to-the-floor 1970 Mustang Mach 1 and kinda-folky-sounding female vocals, courtesy of singer Vicky Walters, The River are a doom band of complementary contrasts that successfully create a wonderfully melancholic atmosphere. Not dissimilar to one of my all-time faves, Windhand, this band may well be the greatest thing to ever come out of Croyden. Favorite track: Inside The Flood Diary.

Gabriel Simple and powerful. Dense but fragile. A hidden treasure. Favorite track: Inside The Flood Diary.

Roger Walker Excellent mood metal. Favorite track: So Down.

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	1.	A Close Study 06:12
	2.	If Only 05:11
	3.	So Down 05:33
	4.	Amber 08:36
	5.	Alone With My Thoughts 06:26
	6.	A Relation To Absence 02:41
	7.	Inside The Flood Diary 05:07
	8.	Broken Window 08:32

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Recorded February - March 2006 at Scream Studios, Croydon.
Engineered by David Eve.
Mixed & mastered by William Spong at Marlowe Road.
All music & lyrics by The River.

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released June 19, 2006

Vicky Walters - Vocals
Christian Leitch - Guitars & Drums
Stephen Morrissey - Bass

CD Label: Retribute Records 2006

Vinyl Label: Eyes Like Snow 2010

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Incorporating space & subtlety, melody & reflection, The River mix fragile vocals over down tempo rhythms & a dense ebb & flow of guitar to create a bittersweet & wistful sound.

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