Film: The First Days Of Spring

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Charlie Fink is emerging as a creative prodigy, out of almost nowhere. Previously shadowed out by Laura Marling as just “the male voice” in Noah and the Whale’s debut album, ‘Peaceful, Lays Me Down’, his band’s follow-up sees him taking centre stage. Some, believe he cracks under the pressure. Others, believe this to be a career-defining moment.

‘The First Days of Spring‘ has a visual buddy, a cinematic companion to compliment the uplifting, grand atmospherics of the music. It tackles love, isolation, loss and complete joy. The centrepiece of the record, ‘Love Of An Orchestra’ stands out as something completely different, and the film piece is completely similar. Whilst polaroid-esque visuals dominate the bulk of the film, the anomaly finds an old man, filled with drunken joy, singing and dancing along.

There is one moment however in ‘The First Days of Spring’ that sends shivers down your spine. A dialogue piece precedes ‘Blue Skies’, covering two best friends, one encouraging the other to go out for the first time in God knows how long…The following scene of both riding along a deserted coastline is overwhelming, completely fitting. It all the more confirms that Fink knew exactly what he wanted to achieve with “The First Days of Spring’ and that he’s succeeded with flying colours.

mp3: Noah and the Whale – Blue Skies

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