“Candles” shows a melodic form of jangly rock from Chamomile Castle, a band based in Leeds, England. As their debut track, it’s fun to envision what’s next for this promising act. “Candles” exhibits a confident, well-produced vein of jangly rock that’s concise at under 3 minutes, though never wastes a moment melodically. The “maybe I wanted it too much,” verses around 01:20 present a more vocal-fronted section, reminding of Grizzly Bear, tonally. This section does well in contrasting somewhat against the jangly, hook-forward section, making them stand out even more. “Candles” is a winning, hypnotic debut from Chamomile Castle, fit for autumnal listening (“now that the leaves are brown.”).
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“Candles” and other memorable tracks from this month can also be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Best of November 2019’ Spotify playlist.
The track is also featured in the genre-based, best-of Spotify compilation Jangle Rock.
