The Seven Autumn Flowers

Trembling Blue Stars
Universal Records

It seems apt that Bobby Wratten, head honcho of Trembling Blue Stars, entitles this album The Seven Autumn Flowers – this album evokes images of red-crowned trees and a hint of winter chill. An absolute darling of the Indie scene, Wratten crafts his songs like little vignettes of longing, regret, and other aspects of the human condition. While the album is full of beautiful songs, it is difficult to stay focused on it for an extended period of time (and the album does take up said extended period of time, running at 1.2 hours over 16 songs). All the tracks have that trademark “indie” sound and, unless you’re really into that scene, it’s best that you partake of this album in bite-sized doses. Pay attention to The Rhythm of Your Breathing and Kensington Gardens.