Nell : Holding onto Gravity
After the return of Nell with Slip Away, I wasn’t really sure if the band had returned or just recognized the style of music they played after so long. Slip Away is a good album, but not the best by the band. It’s great to see the band return again so soon with Holding onto Gravity, releasing four more songs.
Strangely, Holding onto Gravity has the tone of an OST and also feels like b-sides from Slip Away. The rock sound of Nell is accented heavily by additional instruments, changing the style of the song from verse to chorus. The songs are still going to speak to a lot of listeners, but sometimes the songs sound like they’re trying to be too commercial.
“Holding onto Gravity” has the tone of mid-to-late 90s indie rock from the United States, but overlaid with Nell accents. The vocals of the band are still amazing and the playing is impressive, but the EP falls into the problem of sounding a bit over-produced.
There are still a lot of Nell fans and that’s not going to change anytime soon, but Nell is great at making music, it’s just what kind of music are you looking for – Separation Anxiety-Nell or Slip Away-Nell?
Is that the January release that’s coming up?
I like both Nell of Separation Anxiety as well the Nell of Slip Away – indeed, the most played song on my playlist is from the latter (though otherwise there’s more Separation Anxiety in the tops of my Nell playlist).
It released earlier this month on 12.3.12.
Thanks, I think I was confusing it with the ONE OK ROCK (a J-Rock band) EP/album that’s coming out in January…
Can’t find it on iTunes UK though, where is it being sold?
I think right now, a physical copy is the only option
Separation Anxiety Nell!!!!!!! <3
rather than separation anxiety vs slip away, more people tend to compare their albums in indie era with albums under major label era which is, yes, indeed different. but still, i love the different side of nell even though, as usual, people said they’re more sound “pop-ish” after joining major label. after all seeing their evolution as a band is interesting for me.