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The Old Dead Tree - London Sessions EP
Available Nov 28 via Season Of Mist - The Old Dead Tree approach London Sessions with a kind of quiet steadiness. After years scattered across different projects and cities, the band steps into Abbey Road not to make a grand statement, but to see what still holds between them. The result is four songs that move with complete intention.
“Feel Alive Again” opens with a clear, grounded pulse. Munoz stays close to the centre of the melody, keeping everything anchored. The band doesn’t push for scale, they let the song do its work without reaching for bigger gestures.
“Time Has Come” carries more weight, though the restraint remains. The guitars push harder, the chorus opens right up, and there’s a cleaner sense of momentum than the group sometimes allowed themselves in the past.
The reworked tracks, “By the Way” and “What Else Could We’ve Said,” gain the most from the setting. The mixes are open, and performances settled. Small details of guitar textures, vocal phrasing, and cello lines, land with sharp definition instead of embellishment.
Across the EP, the band sounds like itself again. No reinvention, no attempt to rewrite legacy. Just four pieces delivered with clarity, focus, and the kind of discipline that comes from surviving the long arc of a career.
9/10
Words by Fuego Casa
In collaboration with Headbangers Australia