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HOLY OTHER
Following on from the release of his universally acclaimed debut EP With U in 2011, Holy Other is now ready to unveil his debut album Held.
Working with the same blend of R&B, UK garage and house sounds that influenced the funereal pop sounds of With U, Holy Other found another significant influence during the making of Held in listening to and absorbing gregorian chant. This new found influence is most keenly felt in the monastic atmosphere that haunts sections of the album, as well as the ways in which holy other uses the voice in a way that sounds devotional and comforting in one instant, and unknowable and distant in another.
While it was never explicitly stated at the time of release, Holy Other opting to remain vague about the meaning behind the record, With U essentially chronicled the painful break down of a relationship. In comparison Held is about being confined to a relationship and the depth of emotions felt throughout its course. The muted euphoria of ‘Tense Past’ and the dramatic, brooding urgency of Love Some1, give way to sparser songs like ‘U Now’ and ‘Inpouring’ which sound like navigations through a foggy mind, culminating with the schizophrenic sensuality of the album’s title track and closing with the melancholic poignancy of ‘Nothing Here’, a song which perhaps best sums up the record as a whole. Held is both a lament to the fragility of human bonds and the desire for them to be tighter and longer lasting. Where With U was fuelled by a desperate urge to ‘feel something’, Held is possessed by a more resigned feeling, concluding with the acceptance that some bonds ultimately yield nothing.
Working with the same blend of R&B, UK garage and house sounds that influenced the funereal pop sounds of With U, Holy Other found another significant influence during the making of Held in listening to and absorbing gregorian chant. This new found influence is most keenly felt in the monastic atmosphere that haunts sections of the album, as well as the ways in which holy other uses the voice in a way that sounds devotional and comforting in one instant, and unknowable and distant in another.
While it was never explicitly stated at the time of release, Holy Other opting to remain vague about the meaning behind the record, With U essentially chronicled the painful break down of a relationship. In comparison Held is about being confined to a relationship and the depth of emotions felt throughout its course. The muted euphoria of ‘Tense Past’ and the dramatic, brooding urgency of Love Some1, give way to sparser songs like ‘U Now’ and ‘Inpouring’ which sound like navigations through a foggy mind, culminating with the schizophrenic sensuality of the album’s title track and closing with the melancholic poignancy of ‘Nothing Here’, a song which perhaps best sums up the record as a whole. Held is both a lament to the fragility of human bonds and the desire for them to be tighter and longer lasting. Where With U was fuelled by a desperate urge to ‘feel something’, Held is possessed by a more resigned feeling, concluding with the acceptance that some bonds ultimately yield nothing.
BEACH HOUSE
Neues von dem Duo Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally aus Baltimore: Beach House sind mit einem neuen Album zurück. „Teen Dream“ heißt der dritte Longplayer und beinhaltet 10 neue Songs. “We’re the same people, but this record has changed our directions,” so Victoria über das Album. „Teen Dream” ist ein dynamischeres und differenzierteres Album als seine Vorgänger. Trotzdessen brechen Beach House nicht mit denen von ihnen gewohnten melodischen Harmonien.
Mit „Norway” präsentieren die zwei Musiker ihre erste Single-Auskopplung aus „Teen Dream“. Der Song wurde bereits im November 2009 für die Blogger-Community freigegeben und schaffte es nach Yeasayer’s „Ambling Alp“ zu einem der meist-gebloggten Songs Ende des Jahres.
„Norway“ beschreibt, wie wunderbar und atemberaubend das Land mit seiner unberührten Natur ist und wie schwierig es ist, die Erkenntnis darüber zu behalten, da die Moderne einem das Gespür dafür zu rauben droht. Der Glanz der hellen Stimme im Hintergrund und softe Melodie des Tracks lassen gedanklich in das Winter Wonderland Norwegens eintauchen.
Gekonnt schaffen Beach House es abermals, die Fans mit einem gelungenen Einstieg in den Bann des neuen Albums und der anstehenden Deutschland-Shows zu ziehen.
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