Artist: Boy King Islands
Title: Fall
Label: Eat Concrete
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 249kbit av.
Time: 00:31:38
Size: 60.47 mb
Rip Date: 2011-04-20
Str Date: 2011-05-16
01. Math Is Christ 3:51
02. Wear You Well 4:07
03. Sweetness 2:07
04. Dead Friend 4:15
05. Hellos After Goodbyes 2:50
06. I Talk To The Wind 3:07
07. Feeling Nowhere 2:25
08. Lights In The Sky 1:12
09. Augusta 2:32
10. Atlantean 3:46
11. Ghost Walk 1:26
Release Notes:
ChicagoÆs Boy King Islandsæ new album, Fall, is meticulously complex in
creation, but simplistic in sound. Working within the heady and lo-fi
post-rock arena, the duo of Jason Hunt and Zachary Mastoon have created
a very impressive first album filled with gorgeous, sleepy, cerebral
rock.
Together since 2003, Hunt and Mastoon pull elements from influences
like My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr. and Elliott Smith. These artists
can be heard resonating through each of their songs. MastoonÆs high
tenor voice is unobtrusive and blends deliciously with shimmery
keyboards, chime-like guitars and cymbal-laden drums.
Fallæs first song is a tongue-in-cheek ditty entitled ôMath is Christ.ö
ItÆs an upbeat (about as fast paced as they get), catchy piece that is
layered with creamy rhodes, delayed guitars and fuzzy vocals. Mastoon
sings cheerfully in the chorus, ôMath is Christ, the devilÆs in
details, but everything exists just for me.ö
The track ôDead Friendö shows a darker side to the band as they enter
My Bloody Valentine territory. The mood is changed entirely with
MastoonÆs voice becoming breathier and blending even further into the
instrumentation. Mastoon and Hunt drive the song with intense tribal
drums, fuzzy clashing guitars sounds and heavy bass lines.
They again lighten it up a little in the first half of ôHellos after
Goodbyes,ö but leave their little face-melting surprise for the second
part of the song. Using an acoustic with a light tremolo, Mastoon plays
with airy harmonic vocals exposing his Elliott Smith side. The steady
quiet sound of feedback is threaded throughout the song, building a
tension that explodes a minute and a half later. Screaming psychedelic
guitar riffs, heavy crashing drums and bass on overdrive come roaring
in, leaving you in awe of the diversity this band can pull off all in
one song.
Another highlight on the album, ôAtlanteanö takes you on a little bit
of a journey. The song opens simply with nearly surf rock-ish guitars
and builds upon itself with keyboards, a lazy drum beat, and two-part
harmony vocals, eventually moving toward a crescendo of layered music
and natural sound.
Boy King Islands are masters at blending their songs so that no one
element is overwhelming. Distinct and cleverly composed, Fall takes the
listener back to a time when music was slow, deliberate and meaningful
for listeners; when rock wasnÆt all wailing guitars riffs and lead
vocal-centric, but emotional and intelligent.