I was no Oliver Twist when I found an instant appeal to Rumour Cubes‘ music on first hearing them last year. Happily it’s been only a few short months to wait to hear their first full length album and, in late February, everyone gets their turn.
What stands out for me most about ‘The Narrow State’ is the variety and extent of emotion the band conveys, thanks largely to their use of strings. Although it’s hard to think of an instrument that can be as utterly and beautifully depressing as the cello, the violin and viola (there’s one of each in six-piece Rumour Cubes) come close behind, but with greater capacity to be any other human emotion required.
