Rocktopia: Cloverseeds - 'The Opening' - CD Review

A Rocktopia / Fireworks Magazine album review by Phil Ashcroft: Formed in 2004, French quintet Cloverseeds have thus far recorded a brace of EP's and a full-length album, all of which were released independently in their native country, before signing to US label The Laser's Edge for 'The Opening', which should surely gain them a bigger audience. They play modern progressive rock with alt-rock leanings and plough a similar furrow to bands like Riverside, Oceansize, Muse, The Pineapple Thief and certain aspects of Porcupine Tree or the latest Pain Of Salvation record, which means they're sometimes heavy and dark, sometimes ambient and sombre, and build up their songs slowly with stark layers and vocalist Ced Oleon's unique and impassioned delivery. However, immediate they are certainly not! http://ping.fm/rYzQT