Penny Arcade
Double Exposure
Double Exposure isn't a departure, necessarily, but this new album contains some of the rawest and most deconstructed sounds that James Hoare of Veronica Falls, Ultimate Painting and Proper Ornaments has recorded to date. Principally, and for the first time, the guitars take a back seat. It's not a 'no guitar' concept album by any means; it's mostly just the way it came together. It would also be inaccurate to suggest the guitars have been banished altogether, especially after the dual six-string solo that rips through the speakers on the mighty album opener Regrets. It's not 'Skynyrd' necessarily, but it's a hairs-on-end experience for sure.