Bien sabĂ©is que en Hörns Ăp estamos en la bĂșsqueda permanente de grupos y mĂșsicas que traeros, y en ello Juanma, Moy y un servidor echamos horas de scouting para compartiros lo mejor, como hacen los buenos amigos. Pues de una de esas bĂșsquedas, Juanma me hablĂł de FLORENCE BLACK y simplemente me encantaron, pero no pude dedicarles unas lĂneas ya que su Ășltimo disco era de 2021. Pues la espera ha terminado al haber publicado âBed of nailsâ este mes de febrero.
Lo que me llamĂł la atenciĂłn del trĂo es la contundencia de sus temas en âWeight of the worldâ, su anterior LP. Al comenzar âBed of nailsâ reencontrĂ© lo que me me esperaba: un rock/metal alternativo con unos estribillos directos al cerebro de esos que te hacen dejar de estar prestando atenciĂłn a lo que tuvieras entre manos. Pero este disco esconde una sorpresa bajo la manga: es un disco que tiene mucho mĂĄs de rock que de metal. Y es que segĂșn vamos pasando cortes vemos como FLORENCE BLACK son capaces de cruzar la frontera entre el metal con el rock con enorme solvencia. De hecho, temas como âStart againâ, âDonât hold me downâ o âSolid 9â son un trallazo muy metal, mientras que âLook upâ, âBeautiful loverâ o âThe way homeâ me hicieron mirar el reproductor para asegurarme que seguĂa escuchando el mismo ĂĄlbum, pues derivan a un hard rock que no me esperaba, ya que su anterior disco no me resultĂł tan rockero.
En todo caso, tanto los temas mĂĄs duros como los mĂĄs rockeros, son autĂ©nticos hits que muestran la calidad de la banda y que puede hacer lo que se le plazca, hasta marcarse un temazo casi folk con âThe forestâ.
Grabaros este ålbum en la mente para reescucharlo a final de año y ya me diréis si lo metéis en vuestro top.
[ENGLISH VERSION]
You know that in Hörns Ăp we are in constant search of bands and music to bring you, and Juanma, Moy and I spend hours of scouting to share with you the best, as good friends do. Well, in one of those searches, Juanma told me about FLORENCE BLACK and I simply loved them, but I couldn’t dedicate a few lines to them since their last album was released in 2021. Well, the wait is over as they have released «Bed of nails» this February.
What attracted my attention to the trio is the forcefulness of their songs in «Weight of the world», their previous LP. At the beginning of «Bed of nails» I found again what I expected: an alternative rock/metal with choruses straight to the brain that make you stop paying attention to whatever you had in your hands. But this album hides a surprise: it is an album that is much more rock than metal. And as we go through the tracks we see how FLORENCE BLACK are able to cross the border between metal and rock with enormous solvency. In fact, songs like «Start again», «Don’t hold me down» or «Solid 9» are very metal, while «Look up», «Beautiful lover» or «The way home» made me look at the player to make sure I was still listening to the same album, because they drift to a hard rock that I did not expect, since their previous album was not so rock.
In any case, both the harder and rockier songs are authentic hits that show the quality of the band and that they can do whatever they want, even making an almost folk-like hit with «The forest».
Save this album in your mind to re-listen to it at the end of the year and let me know if you put it in your top.
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