Team Love Records
2008
O
About This Album
Tilly and the Wall's third album, O, is no great departure in sound or level of energy from their previous two; however, there is an unfortunate dip in overall quality that can be traced to two factors. First is the disappearance of Derek Pressnall's vocals. For some reason, he provides backing vocals on a couple songs, sings co-lead on "Cacophony," and only steps to the forefront on the album's highlight, "Alligator Skin." Coincidence? Probably not, since a huge part of what made Tilly and the Wall as good as they were was the charged interplay between his vocals and those of Neely Jenkins and Kianna Alarid -- it gave their unhinged tales of busted hearts and desperate youth a fully rounded perspective. O is mostly told from the point of view of Jenkins and Alarid, and while their angelic voices have plenty of charm, they only tell half the story. Pressnall being mostly absent reduces the effectiveness of the band's sound and mutes the emotional impact of the songs. Secondly, there is an electric current of anger running through the album that threatens to run the project right off the rails. On songs like "Pot Kettle Black" and "Too Excited," the lyrics and voices are hateful, spiteful, and not much fun to listen to.
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