Kategorie: CD-Reviews | Genre: Alternative/Indie | Heft: Jahrgang 2014, eclipsed Nr. 160 / 5-2014 | VÖ-Jahr: 2014 | Wertung: 6.5/10 | Label: Snowhite | Autor: JV
Thematically, the five-piece band travels from Switzerland on its debut far back into antiquity, where it draws inspiration from Greek and Roman literature and mythology. It is about the fire-robbery of man at the Roman god Vulcanus and the claim to self-determination and warmth. This is wrapped in minor melodies and dark sounds, which have a heavy and deep doom character, but still groove amazingly - in a way similar to the wave ("That What Lies In Between Is Smoke"). The whole thing is crowned and determined by Omar Fras' rather bright, somewhat brittle voice, which sounds a bit more broken than that of Robert Smith. Despair, sometimes more, sometimes less, usually resonates in it, a little like Katatonia singer Jonas Renkse. Faster, more danceable songs like the single "How To Be Used" carry clear pop traits without losing their seriousness or melancholy. There are also postrock ballads here, which get a lot of time to develop ("Kerberos"), but partly also have their lengths ("I Call My Enemies").
Top Track: That What Lies In Between Is Smoke
