Blackfield- Welcome To My DNA- Album Review

Blackfield came into existence as a collaboration between Porcupine Tree's Steven Wilson & Israeli progressive rock wiz, Aviv Geffen.They've done two albums namely Blackfield and Blackfield II and have gotten fans asking for more ever since. To begin with, I'll be honest here, I never took Blackfield seriously but then I heard their new album "Welcome to my DNA", I remember scrobbling the songs on last.fm and liking almost every one of them!
Summary: Melancholic feel-trippy-ambient-dreamy and pop rock-ish.

The album comprises of 11 songs starting with 'Glass House', a perfect start. It feels like a combo of Pink Floyd and Porcupine Tree but not quite a derivative of either. Dreamy vocals and tunes.

'Go to Hell' is basically a 4-10 line composition. It's dichotomous, weird weird parody, but if you want me to be positive, I'd say i love the way it goes "Fuck you all*2" in that mocking tune (I'd love to sing it that way to someone's face). The song just contradicts the poised impression of the band.

'Rising of the tide' is okay. It gets monotonous when the album is on a loop but then you cant ignore certain harmonies that are very much alive throughout the song.

And here's my favorite 'Waving'. (Waving >> Glass House). I love the "lalalalalala li", it just fits in!! and the high harmonies, quite Porcupine Tree-ish though but something to be heard live! 

'Far Away' starts a wee bit like 'Behind Blue Eyes' by Limp Bizkit, the song is emotionally driven and all in all pretty.

'Dissolving with the night'- the lyrics and the harmonies are dark and mysteriously sad with really moody tunes but definitely not a favorite, this one.

'Blood' is more like a rock opera, it's the heaviest track in the entire album yet safely distant from Heavy metal, it's got a bit of Arabic influence and catchy riffs that obviously merge in well.

The 8th track 'On the Plane' is a daddy-love-baby type, not much to say about the track except a short and sweet guitar solo somewhere in between.

'Oxygen', probably the only song where i actually liked Geffen's vocals. It's an upbeat and the popppp-iest track, it's got a foot tapping feel to it with those noticeable uplifting vibes throughout.

The longest track 'Zigota' has this late night ambient feel but a kind of a rush to it with a tinge of progressive rock. It's something you can even listen to if you're in for a nice long nap, i can (I did). It's a favorite though it could have been the ending track for the album IMO.

And we have the last track 'DNA', the lyrics, the harmonies, the melodies-It's a winner.
This lilting, acoustic track is flawless, its a perfect song for Blackfield in the 21st century.

Over all it's something i would listen to on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Good production no doubt and the little flaws only make the album sound more realistic!