The Good Will Out - Embrace

Embrace have been around for some time now. This was their first album and it was released way back in 1998. Hard to believe they have been producing music for nearly a decade. Time flies.... Was it a good first attempt? Mmmmm, you bet it was!! It is a phenomenal collection of hits that will prove so addictive you will not put it down for weeks never mind days. That was the effect it had on me when I first listened to it on holiday in Ibiza in 98! The vocals of lead singer Danny McNamara are breathtaking and he displays a great range on this album. The band can switch quite comfortably from fairly lengthy mellow ballads to jumpy rock-like ...

While this years World Cup seen Embrace release a very mellow football track that failed to capture the imagination it also coincided with their 5th studio album. Over the years the band seem to have transformed from a up-tempo Indie band into a band who specialise in ballad’s and slower numbers. It was on this, 1998’s The Good Will Out, that Embrace really made a name for themselves. At the time they were being touted as Noel Gallagher’s favourite band and a decent debut album would really set them up. The 5 piece from Brighouse in West Yorkshire seemed to appear from nowhere and take the charts by storm. The debut was released by the Geffen record label and ...

This was Embraces debut album, and it was this album and the tracks on it that really propelled this group from Brighouse in West Yorkshire onto the world of Brit Pop. The group consists of 5 members ( although the line -up has changed over the years) and the linch pin for their creativity is the McNamara brothers. They were ably assisted in producing the album with Martin Glover who among other groups of the time, worked very closely with groups such as The verve and the Australian group Crowded House ( who i must admit am a great fan of them as well!). The Album is very influenced by the sound of Crowded House in the very good ...