{"id":80695,"date":"2014-03-02T09:01:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T14:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/?p=80695"},"modified":"2014-03-02T08:44:18","modified_gmt":"2014-03-02T13:44:18","slug":"clare-costello-halloween-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/index.php\/2014\/03\/02\/clare-costello-halloween-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Clare Costello: Halloween EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ambient blues rock has a leg up with other genres when it comes to writing reflective lyricism that punches the heart. This intent to hone clear stories into a relaxing yet entertaining fashion is clearly shown in<strong> Clare Costello<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong>Halloween EP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Released last December, the five-track EP spins a dark, soulful core that reverberates into a deep and realistic sonic experience.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>Home<\/em> welcomes the ears with low-key drum beats and mild string plucking. Costello&#8217;s ambient vocals diminishes and belts out in the right places, eliciting a relaxed, psychedelic high. Though majority of the delivery leans on the ambient department, the song does not loose its blues\/rock roots, which is evident in the instruments&#8217; rhythm and tempo.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0pt none; width: 100%; height: 142px;\" src=\"http:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3471700368\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" seamless=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kick of your shoes, put your feet up, and enjoy a glass of vino while listening to <em>Collapse.<\/em> This second track from Costello is the perfect anthem for rejuvenating as effortless, crisp vocals twirls in between perfectly controlled strings and violin harmonies.<\/p>\n<p>A more upbeat track, <em>The Screen<\/em> goes back to good old folk roots with a hint of spacey, edgy delivery. Press play and listen how each note escalate and crumble at their own natural pace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"81272\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/index.php\/2014\/03\/02\/clare-costello-halloween-ep\/clare_costello\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?fit=600%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,148\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"clare_costello\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?fit=300%2C74&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?fit=600%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-81272\" alt=\"clare_costello\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?resize=600%2C148\" width=\"600\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?resize=200%2C49&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.frostclick.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/clare_costello.jpg?resize=300%2C74&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Title track <em>Halloween<\/em> concludes the EP with dark, ambient strings and vocals. <strong>Clare Costello<\/strong> establishes her own brand of sound that consists of charming, realized arrangement and powerful vocals.<\/p>\n<p>From a musical and lyrical standpoint, there are surely greater things ahead for <strong>Clare Costello<\/strong>. Her unique voice and ability to combine well-loved genres in a fresh new way will surely get her to places.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Track List:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. Home<br \/>\n2. Collapse<br \/>\n3. By and Bye<br \/>\n4. The Screen<br \/>\n5. Halloween<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Links:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/clarecostello.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clare Costello on Bandcamp<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/clarecostellomusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Clare Costello on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"frost-3892234010\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_98517--placement_102160\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9536139424546116\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9536139424546116\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5501023798\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambient blues rock has a leg up with other genres when it comes to writing reflective lyricism that punches the heart. 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