Adult disoriented rock is a phrase that The Lesser Men use to describe the genre of music they are playing. As time goes by, that is exactly how I started perceiving their music. It's been almost three years since they blew me away with their debut Vacation Freeze. Noise Night Records went to hibernation so they had to switch to new label, Geenger, that released their sophomore Bedrooms.
Bedrooms is different than Vacation Freeze. It seems mature and less saturated with explosive songs that will stick in your mind lonf after you played them. This is a multi-layered album with melodies that reveal new details after each listen. Very dreamy, with greatly pitched choruses. Meanwhile, they received a fourth member into their group, and that is to be felt in the domain of soft synth flavors and smooth transitions.
If we are looking for a track that stands our from their previous works the most, then we are definitely hearing Take Me To Damask that is sprinkled with Muse-like apocalyptic shtick and divine piano sections. It is clear that The Lesser Men are preparing themselves for greater things.
By emphasizing their synth fragments, I could only conclude that now they fall somewhere in between The National and Editors. Maybe they don't have a hit up their sleeve, but they definitely have emotional abundance. Albums like this usually pass under the radar of the audience, so I really hope my review will bring them at least few more fans. This album has everything except a big hit that would push it forward. Maybe the only thing missing is that The National or Editors is written on the cover.
