Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 8.5/10
The idea of drama divides, for some it becomes laborious, a deceit measured in terms of tears and the exercise of emotional blackmail, for others it becomes theatre, embraced by the resolution of conflict; neither are wrong, both have a belief system built in them; it all depends on your outlook and sensitivity to another person who may be suffering or whether you just want peace to envelope you.
The rumour mill is never still, the divisions sought are fuelled by those who see the world as a play thing, a toy in which to berate and ignore, and in the hands of Swedish supergroup The Night Flight Orchestra and its first single from the eagerly awaited new album Aeromantic, the contagious and demanding Divinyls strikes home with the heavy suggestion that in some cases, drama can be a good, if not uniting, experience.
The new single seems to frame what the idea behind the album without too much concern for leading the listener astray, instead it is an example of the straight arrow leading the way, that in any sense of aggravation there must be perseverance, purpose, a sense of meaning which stings the senses alive, something for which Divinyls happily accommodates.
When we seek the darkness, we must always keep a look out for the light, not so much a glimmer of hope shyly expressing itself, but the open-door wedge of opportunity that allows the group behind to see the divine contribution you have added to the world; the darkness after all is only the shroud that light wears when it’s feeding in drama.
For The Night Flight Orchestra, this precursor to the new album is one sincerity and boldness, a new direction against type, and with such the new album is even more anticipated.
The Night Flight Orchestra release its new album, Aeromantic, on February 28th via Nuclear Blast.
Ian D. Hall