Feathers
"Absolute Noon" CDEP
Hometapes
Genres: instrumental
Hometapes
PO Box 331547
Miami, FL 33233
Nov 15 - 21 2005 |
How to describe a playful, almost-Disney-like
instrumental record with an eye for indie rock but a definite
electronic fixation? Like that, I guess. Absolute Noon is
brief, but it makes for a lovely backdrop to any rainy weekend
afternoon. In under seventeen minutes Feathers brings us four
tracks of well-written melodic music, somewhere between Badly Drawn
Boy's instrumentals and Tortoise's repertoire. "My Apple
Has Four Legs" starts things off in a light and airy mood, with a
style somewhat reminiscent of the Peanuts theme song. "The Rise,"
meanwhile, is probably my favourite on this disc; it uses a nice
guitary background and lays a toy-like, Plone-esque melody over
it with synths and strings. The starry "Old Cutler" is also strong,
recalling nights on the town in slow-motion. Absolute Noon is a
catchy and moody EP that is definitely worth checking out; a beautiful
release in all senses (dig the cover), this is a very strong debut
that spells out a promising future for Feathers.
84%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 5 tracks, distributed by
the label, released 2005] |
