 Tex
La Homa
"If Just Today Were To Be My Entire Life" CD
Hybrid
Electric
Genres: indie pop, space rock
Hybrid Electric
PO Box 1261
Lincoln Park MI
48146
Mar 15 - 21 2004 |
Some albums I listen to once and then condemn to the nether regions of
my collection. Some albums get a few spins, usually due to one
or two good songs, but then are gradually fazed out of my
repertoire. Finally, however, there's the elusive [and cleverly-named]
"permanent record," which stays with me for years. Tex La Homa's If Just Today Were To Be My Entire Life
is treading dangerously close to becoming permanent. Its gloomy,
spacey atmosphere is only enhanced by songwriter Matt Shaw's
wonderful melodies. Each listen is euphoric - the audience can't
help but become deeply engaged in the music. A song like
"Petroleum" inhabits the area between
shoegazer and space rock - equal parts My Bloody Valentine and Mojave
3 are present in the mix. "Either Way" and the fantastic "When You
Close Your Eyes", meanwhile, are electronic-enhanced indie pop,
complete with pretty guitar-and-vocal melodies laid over electronic
rhythms and subtle synthesized melodies.
Tex La Homa's Shaw knows how to blend elements of rock music and
electronica perfectly. Not only does he have a Pluramon-esque
affinity for melding the two, but he is also an extremely talented
songwriter. Every tune here is brimming in hooks. Every
tune here is a keeper. Every tune here is permanent.
89%
Matt Shimmer
[Vitals: 12 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2003] |
