Four Day Hombre - 'Don't Go Gently' (Alamo) Released 12/06/06

From the now ever thriving Leeds scene come Four Day Hombre. With a sound unlike many others, they behold quietness and vocal softness while the intense explosion of their choruses and bridges speaks volumes and shows a likeness to fellow Leeds hailers, iForward Russia!, but with a beautiful vocal melody to boot. Simon Wainright’s vocals on ‘Don’t Go Gently’ are wonderful in their see-saw progression, causing your body to involuntarily sway and then bow repeatedly as the gripping melody hastens and really kicks in. Holding the same name as a poem by the wondrously off-the-rails Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas, Four Day Hombre’s latest single beholds a certain off-the-wall charm that draws you in and encapsulates your mind in peaking vocal melodies and lyrics that really connect. This connection is what really makes the single a great offering, perfect for a summer’s afternoon.