Cog: ‘Sharing Space’

Cog – ‘Sharing Space’

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Another taste of the forthcoming album from Sydney three-piece Cog: this time it’s the title track to the LP, Sharing Space. Once again, it’s musical gold for the band that effortlessly mixes Tool-esque progressive elements with a melodic richness that makes it palpable even to those who despise loud guitars.

Focussing more on hooks and melody than the first single off the album, ‘What If’, ‘Sharing Space’ continuously drives along, thanks in part to Lucius Borich’s constant kick drum, thumping away on the beat. The production is superb, with multi-layered vocals giving the song a rich texture and plenty of melody. There’s no monstorous riffs in this song which is somewhat of a departure for the band, and it seems they’ve wanted to listener to focus more on the vocals and the beat. There’s some deft use of electronic drums as well which adds an extra element of interest.

If ‘Sharing Space’ and ‘What If’ are anything to go by, this next album is going to be one amazing CD.

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