Track Overview: Tempest – In The Darkish

Tempest have pinballed between sounds and ideas, usually making onerous swerves from gentle to darkish and again once more. Their finest music succeeds on memorable melodies and unflagging power. New single In The Darkish jettisons the latter to put all its consideration on the previous.

Typically I wish to be a fly on the wall in Ok-pop company conferences to see what goes into the method of selecting a title observe. Judging from the album’s spotlight medley, the group have an enormous banger hit within the type of b-side Nocturnal, however they’ve opted for one thing way more subdued and mawkish. In The Darkish doesn’t sound like the rest out for the time being, and that’s to its credit score. Nonetheless, its softness and unassuming nature might get misplaced within the shuffle.

There’s a pleasing grace to In The Darkish‘s sound. It’s like watching a lyrical, trendy dance routine when everybody round you is leaning onerous into hip-hop. However for this to work, the music must be working at 120%. I’m speaking knock-your-socks-off melodic payoff and a efficiency that stops you in your tracks. In The Darkish merely settles for “good.” It shimmers and wafts and the blokes carry out it effectively sufficient, however by the point the music has completed there’s not a lot affect left in its wake. That is even true when considering its distinctive, cinematic music video that gives added lore and hanging imagery.

Grade: C+