Artist : Hotel Mira
Album : Hotel Mira
Year : 2018
Genre : Alternative
Source : CDEP
Label : Light Organ Records
Catalog :
Rls.Date : 2018-09-27
Encoder : FLAC 1.3.1
Quality : 44.1kHz, 2 channels
Size : 147.8MB
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1. Baby 3:20
2. Ginger Ale 3:25
3. Beautiful Thing, I Am Terrified 3:45
4. That Man 2:44
5. 3 AM Lullaby 3:59
6. Stockholm 3:32
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20:45
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VancouverÆs Hotel Mira is the latest project fronted by JPNSGRLS mastermind
Charlie Kerr. The singer and his new bandmates û guitarist Colton Lauro and
bassist Mike Noble û have taken the sound out of the garage and into a
considerably lusher musical landscape, as heard on Hotel MiraÆs self-titled
debut EP.
Working with producer Dave Schiffman (Vampire Weekend, HAIM), Kerr directed
his creative energy at writing sharper hooks and more memorable melodies. The
results û as heard on charged-up numbers like ôGinger Aleö and ôBabyö û are
songs that boast anthemic, soaring choruses while sacrificing none of their
sheer rock ÆnÆ roll energy. The sound showcased on the Hotel Mira EP may be
more dressed-up and polished, but itÆs still rough around the edges in all
the best ways.
The EP works as a cross section of the early aughts rock revival, but through
the milieu of our modern technology driven times. The band sports a softer
sound than post-punk, but have a knack for the rock n roll heroics that
directly followed that era. But this isnÆt band caught of up in revisionist
complacency, as each track bursts forward with true passion and clear-eye
articulation. Subtlety doesnÆt arrive from the pop hooks, which rattle around
your brain immediately after listening, but come from the underlying and wide
ranging lyrical messages throughout the album. That depth is what sets the
debut apart from their peers, and thatÆs also what has us excited for Hotel
MiraÆs present and future.