Purbeck Temple fills a hollow soul with an open ended view into extreme hardship in one's life

Purbeck Temple hails from Hornsea, England and he meets us with his story that deserves sincerity at its deepest core as we think it aligns with our eternal belief that music transcends all tragedies and becomes an outlet for every pain worth recounting. This is an attempt -- not to lend sympathy -- but to inform and gather folks around this truly impeccable album with an even more interesting backstory than most pop cultural jargons. Some readers may find the following descriptions graphic.

Purbeck Temple

It's 2009, and a man is left to die on his own in front of a local Public house, succumbing serious head injuries among many other fatal life threatening wounds. His family was told that he would not survive but he did, gathering his ability to think, taking this trauma and constantly running face to face with agoraphobia -- an anxiety disorder under which one doesn't feel safe in his environment. He grew with this pain, kept music handy at all times and started expressing himself. He built a model for his own outlet. In essence, he owned his own recovery.

The album starts off softly but the delivery of the lyrics comes off as sincere and, at the same time, restraining from immense remorse. There's a great bit of beauty in Purbeck's voice and right from the first song, he shows numerous variations. The lyrics themselves are effervescent to the closed eyes. This is definitely an album that features instrumentals which demand active listening.

There's a great bit of beauty in Purbeck's voice and right from the first song, he shows numerous variations. The lyrics themselves are effervescent to the closed eyes.

The tracks carry a pain within themselves, they are a cry for help and even during the lighter moments -- using only the acoustic guitar -- it comes off as so intense and realistic. It's easy to make such emotions melodramatic, but that isn't what this album sounds like at all.

Purbeck Temple achieves what our favourite artists have been able to achieve after many years into their careers. The time span of this record clearly indicates how intricately put together it really is. The lighter side reminds me of Sixto Rodriguez, while the heavier gives a hint of Linkin Park and the moments in between remind us of Thousand Foot Krutch.

As a believer of music and art in general, this album definitely deserves a listen regardless of your preferred genre.

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