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Musically and technically, "Autumn Still" is at the highest level, but personally, I find this record mostly far too contemplative. While the vocal qualities of singer Brigitte Handley come through very well, the songs simply come off as sleep-inducing. It's good that there are three significantly more dynamic songs ("Nobody Knows", "Written in the Snow", and "Dark Shadows") on the 12-track album, but they only appear in the second half of the album, and there will be quite a few who have taken the CD or the limited vinyl album off the turntable or out of the CD player. And not without reason, as aside from the first track "Distant Mind", which is still somewhat passable, only monotonous songs follow. While melodies and the spirit of well-known bands like JOY DIVISION, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, and even very old DEPECHE MODE and other New Romantic bands from the 80s can be heard, they are often played much slower and more contemplatively, dragging on for 50 minutes.
Unfortunately, I also do not have a booklet that the three Australian ladies could score points with, so there are only 3 points. Even their German cover song "Eisbär" by GRAUZONE has been covered better. With this evergreen, THE DARK SHADOWS could have earned an extra point from me, but that was nothing.
