“‘Silhouettes’ is a dark and velvety post-punk debut album that combines introspective lyrics with the infectious sounds of sweeping guitar, rumbling bass, soaring saxophone and warm synthesizers ov...”
From the darker corners of the rock spectrum: Song for a Gorgeous Blonde contorts an old demo into an unholy mixture of Downtempo, Jazztronica and Prog — with a Steely Dan echo lurking near the end — while their "Rehearsal for Sunday" drifts through reverent church-like organ with a nasty, unrehearsed solo. BEN GEL rattles listeners with heavy, bass-driven positivity — respect all, carry less — then pivots to the raw ache of no closure, no goodbye. The Sleeping Cliffs serve upbeat alt-prog with Motown vibes and indie sleaze, and Shadows of my Doubts trace a life from daybreak to dusk through 80s-infused symphonic shadows.
“‘Silhouettes’ is a dark and velvety post-punk debut album that combines introspective lyrics with the infectious sounds of sweeping guitar, rumbling bass, soaring saxophone and warm synthesizers ov...”
“As if the angry music you listened to in high school grew up and started listening to NPR”