BURNED BY THE SUN
An unlikely skin for such severe emotional heartbreak. 7 Tracks of chrome disillusion and polished denial. The lo-fi Darling is left in the dust for Built To Spill and Television style 3-minute guitar workouts. Bassist Nick Voss penned 2 of the 7 tracks, adding a Jim O’Rourke tongue-in-cheek disenchantment to Jeff Schneider’s towering Neil Young heartache. This is a breakup record, written and recorded on the fly, and infected with an Animal Collective urgency.
“... beautifully frantic, a drawn out eruption of restrained emotion, like a long dream laced with tension. ”
Bootleg
“... A very beautiful declaration of intents, a proclamation for a group which must already have the impression of a preacher in the desert.”
Derives (fr)
“...a young 4-piece from Chicago that play an intelligent, melancholic pop loaded with lush harmonies and moving soundscapes. Their sound touches upon the blissfully, sorrowful notes of Jeff Buckley mixed with the deeply layered textures of Television...”
Radio Free Chicago
1. We Are Strong 2:06
2. Back and Forth 2:53
3. We'll Try 3:22
4. Heads On 3:04
5. One Is Even 3:32
6. Ice Age 2:36
7. Fire Keeps Lit 3:53
