Nature Noir
General
| Oct 2013
Reviews
awyeh
Reviewed 2013-10-15
Reviewed 2013-10-15
Psych pop; faster; dreamy, noisy touches and 80s influence (low, echoed vox) pervade. Organy, dense early on, and things slow down gradually/inconsistently as the album moves in and out of a psych-folk-rock vein. No FCCs detected.
RIYL: Royal Baths, Moon Duo, Galaxie 500, VU
*1 (4:13) Big psych stomping, jangling rhythmic gutiar, extra detached vox
*2 (3:46) Nice ringing, jangly hooks; stony, reverbed, midtempo plod, strings
**3 (2:35) Upbeat dark 60s perfection, Velvety licks, plinking pianos, fuzzy plodding bassy beat
4 (2:36) A little quieter, longing vox reminiscent of early Okkervil
5 (3:37) Relaxed summer sunset feel, folky, psychy Eastern strings
6 (2:49) Dreamy, wondering feel. Pleasant music, dark vox
7 (3:52) Weird day at the beach; halfway through, goes circusy then into quiet noise
8 (3:03) Quiet intro, plodding drum beat, slurred gothic-folky vox
*9 (2:48) Dark, slow, croony; JAMC's Darklands goes back in time 18 years
10 (4:19) Slowest of them all, strings bounce around the slow beat and acoustic guitars. 23 sec fade out outro
RIYL: Royal Baths, Moon Duo, Galaxie 500, VU
*1 (4:13) Big psych stomping, jangling rhythmic gutiar, extra detached vox
*2 (3:46) Nice ringing, jangly hooks; stony, reverbed, midtempo plod, strings
**3 (2:35) Upbeat dark 60s perfection, Velvety licks, plinking pianos, fuzzy plodding bassy beat
4 (2:36) A little quieter, longing vox reminiscent of early Okkervil
5 (3:37) Relaxed summer sunset feel, folky, psychy Eastern strings
6 (2:49) Dreamy, wondering feel. Pleasant music, dark vox
7 (3:52) Weird day at the beach; halfway through, goes circusy then into quiet noise
8 (3:03) Quiet intro, plodding drum beat, slurred gothic-folky vox
*9 (2:48) Dark, slow, croony; JAMC's Darklands goes back in time 18 years
10 (4:19) Slowest of them all, strings bounce around the slow beat and acoustic guitars. 23 sec fade out outro
Recent airplay
Future Folklore
Meow After Midnight: The Best Of 2013 — Jan 07, 2014
Future Folklore
KZSU Top 100 of 2013 — Jan 02, 2014
Future Folklore
Meow After Midnight — Dec 19, 2013
Spirit In Front Of Me
Brownian Motion — Dec 18, 2013
Star Crawl
late night dryer (meow sub) — Dec 10, 2013
Future Folklore
Stringless Balloon — Dec 05, 2013
Charting
2013-10-17 — 2013-12-19
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 22 | 2 |
| Dec 15 | 1 |
| Dec 8 | 3 |
| Dec 1 | 2 |
| Nov 24 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | 2 |
| Nov 10 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Spirit In Front Of Me | ||
| 2. | Star Crawl | ||
| 3. | Future Folklore | ||
| 4. | Sticks And Stones | ||
| 5. | Memory Room | ||
| 6. | Worlds Gone Weird | ||
| 7. | Darken The Door | ||
| 8. | Electrons Rising | ||
| 9. | Nature Noir | ||
| 10. | Phases Forever |