Tragically Hip
In Between Evolution
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On their tenth album, Ontario's Tragically Hip continue to make basic, emotionally-charged anthemic rock with passion and an attention to smart lyricism. Although the band has yet to truly reap the rewards it deserves outside of many diehard fans, this album's hard-hitting introspection ought to win a few more converts.
One thing that's remained the same in the Tragically Hip's twenty-plus years together is their power to ask questions without repeating themselves. Frontman Gordon Downie's role as a working class poet has only gotten better with age and the double-guitar attack of Rob Baker and Paul Langlois continues to complement the band's boundless ambition in making honest rock &
Read More roll. The Hip's eleventh album, In Between Evolution, stays true to the simple formula that plainness breeds purity. Quiet storms guide you through a world map of spiritual inquisition ("Nautical Disaster" and "Springtime in Vienna") throughout In Between Evolution. From the poignant flare of "Meanstreak" and the sepia-toned loneliness of "If New Orleans Is Beat" to the angular anticipation of "Summer's Killing Us," the Tragically Hip's journey is once again an education worthy of degree. They haven't tired of progressing, and it's a beautiful thing.
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