Labels: Big Scary Monsters Records
Review by: Tony Era
I heard these guys toured together last year and I’m gutted I didn’t know about them or go along because now I wish I had.
This is the kind of stuff that makes me realise why I do reviews. Yeah I enjoy being a bastard but crap records deserve it. But every now and then there is a true gem, just like this.
Jeniferever are up first with two long amazing songs. Sort of like Maya Shore, Antarctica (sans electronics) and other drawn out lush emo indie bands. The first song plods along without ever becoming boring, the vocals are dead quiet and sweet and fade out when 4 minutes in the drums kick in with a completely mesmorising beat until the guitars crash back in and it all falls together brilliantly.
Their second song is much shorter and crams all of the above in 3 minutes and it works just as well. The guitar on this track sounds delightful, its that fuzzed out sigur ros sound which ebbs and flows in and out of the track and can’t be bettered. A second guitar twinkles away to nothing, it all slows down. This really is incredible, my eyes are probably twinkling.
The Next Autumn soundtrack are more straight forward but of a similar style. A bit faster, more like say Mineral and the vocals are a lot more desperate and break at the crucial points. There is two proper tracks here and the second is smothered in twinkles, delicate drumming and more awesome vocals. It too builds and builds into an emo breakout. I love it when clean guitars sound heavy and they pull off the sound no problem. Another twinkle and it all descends down into loveliness with screams finally thrown in to relieve the tension of waiting.
All in all this is an absolutely superb cd. The artwork is fantastic throughout and it has aided many a sleepness night. You all know you love this kind of music, to uplift you, to fall asleep to, maybe even to do something naughty to. You HAVE to get this or you are missing out.