Album Review
The Gathering - The West PoleThe Gathering - The West Pole

The Gathering, a highly creative and influential band from the Netherlands, formed in 1989 , self described as Trip Rock, The West Pole is the bands 9th studio album and their first with new singer Silje Wergeland.

Album opener is a repetitive progressive track that sets the tone for the album, it seems very mature, and the new singer has plenty of room to shine and put her own stamp on the band, her vocals have an ethereal quality at times thats relaxing but this can be said for some of the tracks aswell. Its quite an easy listen going at its own pace with no real rush to prove a point, altho the songs get a little long in the tooth,but the album seems to find that it can drop down a gear from its already leisurely pace on the track No bird call.The album is very well crafted being simplistic, melodic and atmospheric, with some solid songwriting to boot. Its an album thats like a sunny Sunday evening, something you can drift away effortlessly to, perhaps to your own west pole, daydream music this is.

If you fancy drifting away, pick up this album on May 4th.

5/5

Review by Rob Lawrence
 Band Members
The Gathering - Band
Silje Wergeland
Marjolein Kooijman
Frank Boeijen
Hans Rutten
René Rutten
 Track Listing
1. When Trust Becomes Sound
2. Treasure
3. All you are
4. You Promised Me A Symphony
5. The West Pole
6. Capital Of Nowhere
7. No Bird Call
8. Pale Traces
9. No One Spoke
10. A Constant Run
 Band Related Links
The Gathering Myspace
 Review Score Code
- Top Cheese
- Brilliant
- Pretty damn good
- Ok I guess
- What Was That?