tops - picture you staring
RIYL: twin sister, melody and the echo chamber
imagine descending stairs into a dark and dingy club capacity 150 with only the stage lit. that's the setting in which i'd say tops would be best experienced. sing song yet smokey vocals floating above 80s new wave setting guitars and cheesy swooping keys.
"superstition future" would serve as the perfect soundtrack for the prom movie scene or the moment when star crossed lovers stumble upon one another and make amends and unite as one (more in the PG way than that phrasing may suggest).
they strike the perfect balance between creating spunky jams whilst maintaining musical minimalism and they even implement some hints of funky elements with tracks like "way to be loved".
yes, the intro to "blind faze" veers a bit too much towards the cheesy keys bit and the intro to "outside" seems well suited to accompany a video of an orca's majestic and rarely seen leap from the ocean's surface. and the intro to "change of heart" conjures up the image of the band in grass skirts, coconut trees swaying to the breeze as the aloha crew hangs back on standby for the incoming tourist group. but in whole, this album offers its pleasantries and effectively served to fill the void i felt from the direction that mr sister, formerly twin sister left me.
nothing earth shattering, but pleasant! i shan't complain. especially because superstition future is so damn catchy!
fave tracks: superstition future way to be loved blind faze 2 shy circle the dark
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