It’s an album dripping with class, craft, heart and soul and Deaf Havana’s most accomplished to date--a step out of their comfort zone and a step up in every regard.
While it doesn't break any new ground (for the most part), All These Countless Nights is an enjoyable listen for fans of radio-friendly hard rock that plays it safe.
Unquestionably the band's best album yet. Every song is packed with emotive punch and the range of styles and instrumentation is nothing shortUnquestionably the band's best album yet. Every song is packed with emotive punch and the range of styles and instrumentation is nothing short of fantastic. An easy AOTY contender come December.…Expand
This record has the potential to be a monster. The maturity and sophistication of The Fray, delivered with the hook-filled energy of ThirdThis record has the potential to be a monster. The maturity and sophistication of The Fray, delivered with the hook-filled energy of Third Eye Blind. This is good stuff.…Expand
John - Deaf Havana have demonstrated what excellent songwriting ability they possess here. Seattle is an extraordinarily good song, earning myJohn - Deaf Havana have demonstrated what excellent songwriting ability they possess here. Seattle is an extraordinarily good song, earning my third 5 star rating ever, with England and St Paul's following closely behind. Other than those three tracks, the rest didn't quite live up to them, but were still consistently good (perhaps with the exception of Like A Ghost - the low point of the album for me). Deaf Havana have slowly grown up into what they are today, maturing more with each album, and All These Countless Nights showcases that. It is by far their most accomplished release yet in my opinion.
Having said all of this - my one complaint is that the record just doesn't feel cohesive enough. It's certainly an album of two halves, and it's blatantly obvious. The first half is heavier than what we've heard from them for quite a while, and you end up judging the song more for it's instrumental than anything else. The latter half though? It's a lyrical paradise. My complaint is that the lyrical paradise didn't start from track one. If it had, my score would have been nearing a 5.
Overall Score - 4/5
Tilly - Once again, this was a very frustrating album. The first song Ashes to Ashes was excellent with it's beautiful lyrics and I'd presumed it was going to set up All These Countless Nights perfectly. Unfortunately it did not. The record proceeded to take a mediocre turn for about five or six songs. They weren't bad by any means but just your stereotypical, modern rock songs. Forgettable at best. HOWEVER, those were followed by three songs. England, Seattle and St Paul's, which were of such a high quality in every sense of the word that I let out an internal scream when Sing came on and ruined that triple hit. Not that Sing is a bad song or anything, because it's far from it. But after having such pure, honest, and superbly written songs beforehand, it felt a little frustrating being thrust back into the clichéd rock sound. Pensacola, 2013 was the album closer, and was once again a pretty good song but nothing extraordinary. This could have been a potential four and a half or even five scoring album if it had followed the high quality shown in the four songs mentioned, but it was just so mismatched and two halved that I unfortunately have to rate it an average-ish score.
