It's always a good sign when, on the first listen to a new album, you're moved to immediately replay some of the individual songs along the way rather than allowing the whole record to play through in a single (figurative) spin; for Dream It Down, that kicked in with the pulsingly strummed, climbing "Superstar" and then wistful instrumental follow-up "Supernova", strings-led and sad.
Of course, while it's new to me, Dream It Down isn't actually a new album, but rather dates back to 1994, and it's due to triple j's hottest 100 cd for that year that I've long known and cherished the breezily moody "Losin' It"; this is also the album that houses "Las Vegas" and its utterly dramatic chorus. And there's plenty else nice here, threading shimmering guitar-led pop-rock, the occasional chamber pop touch and hazy electronic weave, not least the 8 minutes worth of "Recognise", featuring vocals from Philippa Nihill and anticipating the terrain that outfits like School of Seven Bells wouldn't get to for another couple of decades or so.
(Leaves Me Blind, 1992; Weekend, 2013)
Of course, while it's new to me, Dream It Down isn't actually a new album, but rather dates back to 1994, and it's due to triple j's hottest 100 cd for that year that I've long known and cherished the breezily moody "Losin' It"; this is also the album that houses "Las Vegas" and its utterly dramatic chorus. And there's plenty else nice here, threading shimmering guitar-led pop-rock, the occasional chamber pop touch and hazy electronic weave, not least the 8 minutes worth of "Recognise", featuring vocals from Philippa Nihill and anticipating the terrain that outfits like School of Seven Bells wouldn't get to for another couple of decades or so.
(Leaves Me Blind, 1992; Weekend, 2013)
