Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10

We have a propensity to squander years and not regret them and yet the minutes in between, the subtly of the clock marching slowly onwards, we find ourselves consumed with appearing busy. The ever watchful eye of those we place above us confirming to us that it is in the here and now that we are forever seeking solace and reassurance, that the years themselves can take care of themselves, for who truly thinks of five or ten years ahead when we don’t even know how we will be looked upon tomorrow.

Time has never been squandered by the Sons of Mowgli, the Wasted Years never causing harm to the acoustic dream, the memories have been creatively endearing and even with time between albums, the spur and the passion come out in such a way across their music. That it is to be believed that the energy others might allow to lapse, to become stagnant and fettered by the midges of the idle and often barren in imagination, is but, in the case of The Sons of Mowgli, the roar of the ocean ready to hit the walls of the continent with ferocity and magic.

The six strong song E.P. gets deep into what many might expect from the band, however it also opens up a new avenue, there is the emergence of an absolute tenderness that comes through, the balancing of the gentle voice which is greatly appreciated and one in which songs such as Over The Horizon, Lose Our Minds, Liberation In Fellowship and the E.P. title track song Wasted Years are to be built up, to relish in the forth coming appearance at gigs. For these are songs of inexhaustible emotion, of the constant wave of relief that someone knows in their heart the depths you may have fallen too as you yourself berate and rebuke yourself for moments which lead to having wasted years.

Life is a series of interludes punctuated by moments of treasured memories; the trick is to always make sure the memoirs you right in the middle of the night and sing of in the daytime are longer and more fruitful than the possible pauses. It is a mission undertaken and succeeded by the Sons of Mowgli.

Ian D. Hall