Light and the Dark, the

Indie pop/indie rock with female and male vocals. Sometimes surf-y, occasionally slowcore. Female vox are lower and stronger - like more recent Rainer Maria. Usual band instruments, including mellotrons, short wave radios, and plastic bags. Influences include The Raincoats and Gang of Four. Overall, fun stuff.
1) “Scorpio Rising” (3:25). Slow, quiet intro: guitar, bass, drums. Female vox 0:32. 0:45 tempo picks up, as well as her vox. Alternates between the quiet and loud.
2)*“Punch You Out” (2:25). Slightly surfy feel - fun, considering song subject. 0:35 female vox, consistently louder in song. She is her own backup vox.
3)*“The Look” (3:07). M/F vox together. 1:58 handclaps followed by “1-2-3-4!” 2:50 handclaps back with all vox.
4) “Fire Away” (2:47). Lighter on instruments, still catchy. Gentle maracas accompany quiet guitar in intro. Female vox, m/f backing vox. Definitive “da da da’s.” End 2:44.
5)*“Mild As Milk” (2:34). Immediate vox with guitar, bass, drums. A few dissonant guitar chords. Some gentler vocal stylings, mixed with strong staccato vox. 1:17 tempo change to faster. Piano. Plastic bag. Drums. 2:00 soft “ooo’s” in background.
6) “Iron Heart” (2:06). Strumming guitar. F vox has more attitude. M/F harmonizing backup vox. Acoustic guitar, mellotron, pianet. End at 2:03.
7) “Across the Ocean” (4:18). Strumming minor and sharp guitar and bass chords - darker, mid-tempo song. M/F together, but M much stronger in this song. Pianet. 3:58-end - distorted sounds.
8)*“Black Hole” (2:53). Some sad dissonance, clear f vox, a bit nostalgic. Trumpet! After 2:00, brass chorus.
9) “The Wrong Way” (3:19). Toe-tapping beat, yet guitar and bass not too loud. 0:30 f vox. Faint m backup vox. End 3:16.
10) “What The Mailman Doesn’t Bring” (2:54). Surfy guitar and bass, with surfier guitar addition at 0:05. M vox this time. M/F harmonizing backup vox, holding notes. Some electric guitar sliding near end.
11)*“The Light” (4:41). Mid-tempo guitars and drums, bass 0:15. Higher f vox 0:37, with higher f vox backups. 1:16 f vox switch to lower register, with one guitar imitating her vocal melody. 1:55 back to higher vox. Rest of song alternates with this pattern. 4:20 drums drop out. End 4:35.
12) “Firelight” (4:24). Quieter and slower. 0:22 male vox abruptly. Sincere, kind of enderaing. After 2:00 female round comes in. End at 4:06, unless you want some very faint static sounds.
13) Bonus Track (4:33). Seamless transition with static sounds from previous song. 1:54 gentle guitars over the static. 2:15 falsetto gentle male vox alternate with female vox. Slowcore-ish.
-margot