Shuteye Unison
Self-titled CD
Parks and
Records
Genre: indie rock, shoegazer
San Francisco, CA
Dec 3, 2008 |
Out on the socially responsible Parks and Records label, Shuteye
Unison's debut is packaged in 100% recycled/reused packaging, and
a percentage of its sales goes to several
environmental foundations. Neat stuff for sure, but the real good news
is that the music is pretty damn good. This trio, formerly known as
The Rum Diary, plays epic, expansive indie rock that is remarkably
engaging. Shoegazey "Tomorrow's Five Horizons" reminds me of top-line
The Brother Kite material, while nine minute dream-rock epic
"Through Dunes" is beautifully lush and sprawling. "Fields Landing,"
meanwhile, is closer in spirit to Three Mile Pilot's damaged
rock dirge (they share their producer with 3MP), and "Slow Ravens" is
loose and unwound. A dreamy mini-album that is uniformly solid,
Shuteye Unison's debut provides a
memorable dose of inventive indie rock. Keep an eye out for these
guys.
shuteye
unison's myspace
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youuuuuuuutube!:
"fields landing" live,
"through dunes" live
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 6 tracks, distributed by
the
label,
released 2008] |