Artist: Kyte
Title: Dead Waves
Label: Kids
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 201kbit av.
Time: 00:59:03
Size: 90.12 mb
Rip Date: 2010-03-25
Str Date: 2010-04-19
01. The Smoke Saves Lives 4:04
02. ihnfsa 3:44
03. You're Alone Tonight 3:45
04. Designed For Damage 4:16
05. Like She Said 4:31
06. Fear From Death 4:34
07. Each Life Critical 7:41
08. No-one Is Angry, Just Afraid 4:42
09. Guns And Knives 3:38
10. Fake Handshakes, Earnest Smiles 5:50
11. Dead Waves 7:37
12. Strangest Words And Pictures 4:41
Release Notes:
A coasting and, at times, relaxingly cruising hybrid of Snow Patrol and
Zero 7 with a few genetically implanted musical genes of Sigur Ros
hurled in for good measure. Is the lasting impression left by Kyte
after the first few listens to this earnest twelve track debut full
length.
For the purists, further analysis of this Nick Moon led troupe, allows
you to discover the fact that they take an early opportunity to prelude
their melodious streak with some seeping ambience and generally manage
to get the balance right, æThe Smoke Saves LivesÆ. It makes MoonÆs
earnest and authoritative narrative that bit more striking.
Epic tendencies are intricately built in through weeping guitars and a
seeping key element, æihnfsaÆ and they sometimes swerve towards m·m and
Four Tet territory. Slightly spacey implants adds to the variety on
display and MoonÆs mild Bowie leanings come to the fore in the
meditative melt, æDesigned For DamageÆ. The increasing robustness of
the percussion drive becomes noticeable, as the album progresses. It
allows for a manlier vocal slant, helping to draw out the poetic
intensity of some of the lyrics.
æEach Life CriticalÆ, shows a trickling nourish leaning, before
branching out into a digitally soulful direction. The tune is toed
along by hushed vocals, instilling a calming and relaxed touch. This is
juxtaposed by the soaring, disco kicking æNo-One Is Angry, Just
AfraidÆ. It then morphs into a deeply searching ambient epic. With the
latter impact seeping into æFake Handshakes, Earnest SmilesÆ to make
for a poignant build up to a laid back soul dabbling, electro pop
conjoining, almost meditative stroll.
Kyte seems to effortlessly show that they can do a broad range from
disco-pop and indie to mood climbing ambience, as well as most things
in-between. It all provides for a debut album that has something for
nearly everyone.
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