Debut full-length from this Brooklyn coldwave duo. Synthesizer-based post-punk tunes with new wave-y pop tendencies. Vocalist Chris Stewart sounds as if he's delivering his detached performance from the other end of a mile-long tunnel. The sonic template for each song is virtually identical -- prominent bass lines, drum machine, simple but effective synth melodies, the aforementioned ghostly vocals -- really, it's just a question of whether they use a major or minor key. But it's an indelible sound, and the songwriting is topnotch. Can't wait to see where they go from here!
Track listing:
1. Cruel Summer
2. MSQ No-Extra
3. A Great Design
4. A Different Arrangement
5. Limitations
6. UK
7. Static
8. Pretender
9. Last
10. Safe Minds
11. Unrelated
Chillywave
Thank you sooo much!
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ReplyDeleteMan I missed these dudes when they played here. I think it was a free gig too. Was inside a local skate-shop downtown. By far one of the best synthpop bands to emerge since the 80's. This album is absolutely phenomenal. Was pretty shocked that this came out on Sub-Pop. Sounds like it was plucked right out of the back in the day days. Great to see them getting some love here.
ReplyDeletei used to ne disgusted by coldwave, but now, rediscovering old bands ssems refreshing to me...
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Lilith
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