July 25, 2006

Now It’s Overhead - Dark Light Daybreak (2006) permalink

Official rating: 75

Now It’s Overhead is Andy LeMaster’s baby, his production and songwriting skills on display. NIO’s new album, Dark Light Daybreak, shows off countrified electronica with expansive synth, murky jams, and elastic vocals worthy of the new Omaha we’ve come to love. These tunes are catchy but sedate, slightly haunting, and convey roadtrip introspection.

“Let the Sirens Rest” opens the album with a sleepy-eyed warble broken like daylight by severed chords and piercing notes. “Walls” is urgent, with ominous drums and a panting chorus. A majority of the album, though, features LeMaster’s protracted, airy vocals.

In “Night Vision”, he serenades over Rhodesian droplets and distorted backing wails, one of the calmer tracks. “Type A” is a nearly-optimistic, down-stroke jam that rivals giddier acts. NIO has a fairly wide range of tempos, despite an overriding dusky mood. Overall, it’s technically intricate, slightly subdued, inviting but biting fuzzrocktronica.

Music — Posted by: chris @ 10:15 am


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