Girl in Need of a Lullaby is a darkly emotive track that is reminscient of the work of a Paramore or a Coheed and Cambria. Mouthful of Daisy is able to insert a chugging instrumentation to the tracks of Twice Renewed. Lost Love gives the drums and guitars time to sparkle. When the vocals kick in, Mouthful of Daisy builds an enveloping track that will keep listeners sitting on the edges of their seats. The raw spirit of the vocals match perfectly the bold guitar riffs and splashy drums that are a hallmark of this track.
Surf Song is a sea change from the rest of Twice Renewed, and this tempestuous track takes on equal parts Foo Fighters, Death Cab for Cutie, and even The Appleseed Cast. The band continues to shift and expand their sound through Surf Song; their Protean nature gives the widest possible swath of listeners something that they can appreciate. Planet Fluff is the penultimate track on Twice Renewed, but represents just as much of a must-listen as Girl in Need of a Lullaby or Lost Love. The track adopts a number of bits and pieces from disparate genres (trip-hop, indie-rock and even love ballads can be heard here), giving the title an additional momentum that sticks with the listeners through the end of Taken Away.
Twice Renewed is a disc that is solid throughout; listeners should find the time that they need to sit and listen to its entirety. Mouthful of Daisy come forth in a very mature fashion, and I wonder where exactly the band will go in the years to come.
Top Tracks: Masterpiece to Perfection, Girl in Need of a Lullaby
Rating: 8.6/10
Mouthful of Daisy – Twice Renewed (CD) / 2012 Self / 10 Tracks / http://www.mouthfulofdaisy.com/