Score: 7.5/10
I must admit, I do have a biased attitude towards this latest offering from Her Name is Calla. Having already been wined, dined and thoroughly swooned by their previous release Condor & River, my approach to their new single A Moment of Clarity/Lincoln, was unsurprisingly one of high levels of excitement and heavy breathing (well the latter is a slight exaggeration). I wasn’t hoping for Condor & River mark two, but I did wonder whether Her Name is Calla could recreate the same sense of urgency and to be frank, brilliance that C&R excelled at. That was until of course, I heard the record. Although clocking in at a mere ten minutes, the Leicester based quartet have already improved on their previous sound by creating quite possibly the ultimate British post-rock single of this year.
Describing a piece of work that is of this magnitude is near impossible. I could dissect them excessively, discussing each chord, each beat, each note, although that would only half-describe HNiC’s sound. However, for those skim reading, wondering whether this set of musicians is worth listening to, I will divulge the following; opening track: "A Moment of Clarity" is a culmination of Port-Royal synth, The Pirate Ship Quintet horns and beautiful, harrowing, howling vocals. If that doesn’t attract your attention then I honestly worry for you.
To describe A Moment of Clarity/Lincoln in one sentence, for me, would lead to various hyperbole and excessive exclamation mark use. Instead, I’ll allow you to fill in those blanks, the most pleasing critical perspective I can take on this release without using any of the former language devices would be "listen for yourself and enjoy".
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