Add Date: May 18
Artist: The Depreciation Guild
Album: Spirit Youth
Label: Kanine
Genre: Electronica
Comments: A stimulating mix of indie rock and 8-bit electronica. Almost every melody line on the album is sang by the light buzz of a vintage Famicom. For people like me, this adds a hint of nostalgia to every track, which is emphasized by the ambient guitar and deep, reverberating drum tracks. The vocals waver high above the mix, smooth and clear against the slow fuzz of the rhythm guitar and drums. I can tell this album was a serious mixing/mastering endeavor. The songs are fairly light-hearted (despite some intense lyrics), but the tones of each instrument are meticulously shifted and altered to dovetail with the mood of each song.
All and all, this album was a unique and enjoyable listen. The band has very audible roots in shoegaze (a slightly lighter companion to post-rock) which meld nicely with the electronica overtones. This stuff isn't party music, and neither is it deep brooding music. But the complex sounds and beats come together somewhere in between those two extremes in a pleasant, sing-song drift that is something to behold. Great stuff.
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