The Dusk are an alternative electro rock band from Crewe, Cheshire whose emotionally driven songs are encapsulated in their fusion of electro and guitar laden riffs. With The Dusk, there is something solid and honest about them. Here is a band which doesn’t have to rely on gimmicks to make good music or sell their soul to the devil. Although The Dusk are purveyors of alternative rock, songs such as “Therapy” and “The Other Side”  project an intensity likened to Muse, crossing over to the symphonic and space rock genre. Then there are songs like “Falling” and  “Broken Tides”, which compress the progressive influences of U2 whilst making the sound very much their own. What’s great about The Dusk is that, as a band, they are very much a strong unit and their resilience is the key to their fluidity as a band.  Whilst sounding so accomplished as a classic rock band, The Dusk have equally crossed over to sub-genres, embracing the contemporary sounds of New-wave and electronica. Lyrically, The Dusk are an intelligent mix of poetic musings and confrontational regrets all deeply embedded in the fabric of their music. With James Grierson on vocals and guitar, Alastair Gunn on guitar, Dave Jones on Bass guitar and Janssen Bostock on drums, The Dusk are also a brilliant live band, whose musicianship comes to life, perpetrating an eventide of sounds.

Falling

Led by the aching vocals of Grierson, “Falling” is a song which is set ablaze by the gust of guitars and a duality of retrograde and swirly choppy synths. It’s an emotionally driven song, whose heartfelt lyrics are encapsulated in the lines: “Deep inside its racing and burning in, even though I know it’s still hurting…” What’s great about “Falling” is as a song it encompasses classic rock riffs likened to U2’s “Unforgettable Fire”, whilst embracing a contemporary fusion of crystalline synths. It’s also a song whose wistful hiatus creates a lovelorn ambience against the encircling riffs, which soak up the sorrow drenched lyrics. It’s also through the contemplative interludes that the gentle drums, subtle bass and staccato riffs caress in comfort allowing the “Falling”’s soul to be fleetingly laid bare. It’s once “Falling” picks up again that the glimmering guitars continue to race and gallop along its windswept road.

Therapy

“Therapy” is a song whose vocals panic and throb against the imploding and blackened soundscape. It’s a moody number whose ebonized synths sweep and percolate against the tortured psyche. Whilst the gentle acoustic riffs tinker softly, the thrashing electric riffs wrestle with the disarray. Whilst the ferocious guitars provide the dramatic riffs it’s the sweeping undertow of synths which create the brooding backdrop. With lyrics such as “You pull me right through. Don’t you lie, don’t you cry. Don’t you hide, when I…”  “Therapy” simultaneously evokes vulnerability, whilst tugging with the resonating interludes.

Broken Tides

“Broken Tides” is a song, which emits a vague dreaminess which is difficult to put your finger on. It’s one of those songs which unintentially sucks you in right to its emotive core. Despite its heavy droning synths, “Broken Tides” is consumed by a revved up Brit-pop swagger whose Industrial Zooropa-esque synths reverberate against the restless and reflective riffs. It’s also a song which highlights the  clarion vocals of Grierson, which soar beyond the obscurity. Whilst other songs of The Dusk convey a concrete melancholy, “Broken Tides” bustles in a daze. With lyrics such as: “Like the tide said to the stone. It’s me and you each for their own. When it comes to push and shove…” “Broken Tides” sorrow ebbs, flows and antagonises towards the combatant shores.

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