Iress once again blesses us with another dose of beautiful sonic depression on their new album Sleep Now, In Reverse (Church Road Records). The Los Angeles-based band weaves between genres drifting between darker ominous tones ranging from emotionally heavy to lighter breezy speculation. This is displayed in “Ever Under” which takes you soaring into the sunset from the haunted places in the Hollywood Hills. Dynamically once again everything is perfect. Michelle Malley’s vocals lurk around the corner of grunge-influenced riffage recalling bands like Curve or Lush rather than the doomy zip codes they once occupied. This album finds Malley’s vocals sitting up front in the mix as more of a focal point than the more atmospheric texture they once created. Continue reading
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Miki Berenyi Trio (ex-Lush) Drop a New Single and Video for “Vertigo” – On Tour Soon
The Miki Berenyi Trio have just released their first official single, “Vertigo,” via the Bella Union record label. It is accompanied by a video filmed by French director Sébastien Faits-Divers in the Consortium Museum (Contemporary Art Center) in Dijon, in one of the Isabella Ducrot exhibition rooms. The band are also preparing for an upcoming U.S. headline tour, with support from Lol Tolhurst x Budgie. Head into the article below for live listings and the new video.
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