Undoubtedly, many of those who know Tribe After Tribe have come to love
them through Robbi Robb's association with Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament. Robb
is the vocalist of Ament's Pearl Jam side project Three Fish.
The album opens with the anthemic "Hold On", which should be on
everyone's driving songs CD. More of a love song to South Africa than
to any one person, the chorus gets stuck in your head, but so does the
opening riff, an acoustic guitar bit taken straight out of Soweto
music. Robb's bass drives this song, as it does most of the album, but
the key to "Hold On" is its build up: from its very beautiful, soft
acoustic beginning, the song only continues to gather pressure until
finally bursting at its end.
The second song on the disc, "Ice Below", is equally amazing.
Delayed, layered vocals cause this track to stand out, as they weave
and swirl their way around minor key bass and guitar tracks. Behind it
all lopes strong African percussion, pulling together a mix which can
almost describe this track as South African grunge.
African percussion also makes an appearance in the track "Proud and
Beautiful", which has a snaking bass line full of hammer-ons and
harmonics. The arrangement of the song, with its tribal drums,
background chanting and spiralling melodies, befits a song about
maintaining pride in a South Africa riddled with drugs and violence.
Of course, Tribe After Tribe's politically charged lyrics have
naturally caused some to claim them as South Africa's U2. This
comparison, however, could not be further from fact. Although lyrically
similar in that both bands tend to deal with politicised issues, Tribe
is heavier, meatier and yet, more ethereal. In recent releases, most of
which are under the moniker TAT but are mostly Robb's working with
other musicians, Tribe After Tribe's music is highly spiritualised,
hypnotic tribal rock. This does not negate the worth of "Love Under
Will"; it merely enhances it by showing what Robbi Robb built upon.
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