Immoralist, The
Reviews
Carly Cohen
Reviewed 2014-12-04
Reviewed 2014-12-04
Elisa Ambrogio/ The Immoralist
Label: Drag City
Solo debut from Magik Markers’s Elisa Ambrogio. Distant and dreamy vocals, reverb-heavy.
RIYL: Magik Markers, Sylan Esso, Phantogram, Garbage
Recommended tracks: 6
• (3:38) Quickened-pulse drums and radiant piano chords, beat kicks in as song moves ahead.
• (4:16) Fragile vocals with layers of wordless harmonies, adds subtle guitar arpeggios to piano. Simple, downtempo.
• (3:37) Eerie, dreamy vocals. Electric guitar riffs, similar to 90’s alt-rock sounds like Garbage/the Cranberries, but with a dreamy overtone.
• (2:31) Steady, 90’s rock with Nirvana-sounding/dreary female vocals.
• (3:53) Stringy, randomly strewn synths…. Intense sounding, sporadic vocals. Very Bjork-esque. Experimental and choppy, but still good!
• (4:38) Very surreal vocals, pleasant piano beat, soundtrack-to-a-long-walk-outside, scratchy guitar comes in at the end. **
• (2:24) Upbeat. Sounds like 90’s dance-rock.
• (4:02) Dark, downtempo, indie-rock. Uneventful meody.
• (1:46) Layered reed instruments, instrumental.
• (2:52) Downtempo, winding down. Fragile vocals, 90’s alt-rock influences, minimal background instruments compared to previous songs.
Label: Drag City
Solo debut from Magik Markers’s Elisa Ambrogio. Distant and dreamy vocals, reverb-heavy.
RIYL: Magik Markers, Sylan Esso, Phantogram, Garbage
Recommended tracks: 6
• (3:38) Quickened-pulse drums and radiant piano chords, beat kicks in as song moves ahead.
• (4:16) Fragile vocals with layers of wordless harmonies, adds subtle guitar arpeggios to piano. Simple, downtempo.
• (3:37) Eerie, dreamy vocals. Electric guitar riffs, similar to 90’s alt-rock sounds like Garbage/the Cranberries, but with a dreamy overtone.
• (2:31) Steady, 90’s rock with Nirvana-sounding/dreary female vocals.
• (3:53) Stringy, randomly strewn synths…. Intense sounding, sporadic vocals. Very Bjork-esque. Experimental and choppy, but still good!
• (4:38) Very surreal vocals, pleasant piano beat, soundtrack-to-a-long-walk-outside, scratchy guitar comes in at the end. **
• (2:24) Upbeat. Sounds like 90’s dance-rock.
• (4:02) Dark, downtempo, indie-rock. Uneventful meody.
• (1:46) Layered reed instruments, instrumental.
• (2:52) Downtempo, winding down. Fragile vocals, 90’s alt-rock influences, minimal background instruments compared to previous songs.
Recent airplay
Far From Home
Meow — Feb 05, 2015
Arkansas, Mary Perfectly
Buford J. Sharkley Presents: As Told to Hervey Okkles — Jan 31, 2015
Far From Home
Distractions — Jan 30, 2015
Reservoir
Moonlight Impressions — Jan 29, 2015
Far From Home
The Fishbowl — Jan 13, 2015
Far From Home
Meow — Dec 11, 2014
Charting
2014-12-05 — 2015-02-06
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 8 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | 3 |
| Jan 18 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Suerstitious | ||
| 2. | Reservoir | ||
| 3. | Mary Perfectly | ||
| 4. | Clarinet Queen | ||
| 5. | Kylie | ||
| 6. | Far From Home | ||
| 7. | Stopped Clocks | ||
| 8. | Comers | ||
| 9. | Fever Sealed Yes Forever | ||
| 10. | Arkansas |