Labels: Boxcar
Review by: Andy Malcolm
An interesting little CD here, 6 tracks spread over around 33 minutes.
Things rumble out of the gate on the moody “Silver Flake Spray Paint”. twin guitars play off each other, creating tension and pushing the music a long behind the vocals. The music seems to get more oppressive as it moves on, before breaking down into a far more mellow, relaxing mood to round the song out. Just what I needed. “Continue a Hymn” starts of a little jazzy and then gets it’s flow going, I think they even use a flute at the start of this one. The track has the same feel as bands such as Paul Newman, before it brings in vocals a little later whilst the bassline continues to roll underneath it. The band also bring in some nice effects on the guitars to beef things up a bit.
And so it goes on, things become even more varied on “Iridescent” with great spoken vocals, and musically it reminds me more of certain UK bands like Hirameka Hi-Fi and Reynolds. Once again everything feels tense and edgey. You get more of the same on “Alien in A Pod” where the talky parts recall Moss Icon when they pick up the urgency, and another Newman-esque instrumental masterpiece entitled “Pretty Fuzzy Tasty Hazy”. The final song title is just a bunch of characters, some of which I can’t reproduce on my keyboard. This track is also instrumental, but rages away in the middle for a while. Noisy!
Definitely worth checking out if you’re into arty indie rock / instrumental music.