Labels: Parks & Records
Review by: Andy Malcolm
This is seriously good, you should pay some attention to this one. It gets off to an odd start though, with a wall of post rock guitar effects that have me reaching for the skip button. Luckily, once we get on to the songs proper, things are much improved. Quite often around this time of year, I dig out that Antarctica CDEP from several years ago, and start wondering why I can’t seem to find any other bands that play that kind of spaced out, ethereal indie rock (because most bands that play that kind of thing are too obsessed with aping My Bloody Valentine to be worth listening to). Shuteye Unison nail it, dealing in long songs full of spacey guitars and effects, with drifting, smooth vocals that are amidst the mix but not drowned out or indecipherable. It is a very dreamlike sound that they have, and it suits this time of year to perfection. Damn fine EP all round here, I look forward to hearing where they go next, as I have a feeling it’s going to be rather special.