Rating: 7/10
Release: 22 May 2015
Label: Independent

Straight on the heels of reviewing another single by Ad Plenitatem Lunae, I now have a single from Poland’s Black Velvet Band to check out. I still do not understand why bands feel compelled to release a single other than to get people excited about a new album so that is what I am hoping for here.
The song “Nowa Krew” is just under 5 minutes in length and has what I believe to be 2 notable points….the first is that it is less folky than their previous songs/releases and that there is no female vocalist included in the song. Here is where releasing a single can be an issue…..is this the new direction of the Black Velvet Band I am hearing with this new song? Is there no longer a female vocalist in the band? I don’t know because I only have one song to gauge where they are heading, whether in a different direction or not.
Whatever the case, the song is decent but not enough to get me really excited. Again, a few more songs (check out what Gjeldrune just did on their 5 song EP) and then this would be a little more to pay attention to. For now, let us wait and see what the new album is and we will go from there…..hopefully coming out soon….

Tracklist

1. Nowa Krew