Grammatics seemed to come and go in the blink of an eye. By the time I'd warmed to them and fallen for a handful of singles and a wonderful album, they'd split.
It's a shame, as they were capable of fashioning a highly original strain of thrusting, arch, often angular, rococo alternative pop. There's a progressive strain that reminds me of Pale Saints and Spoonfed Hybrid, marrying classic songwriting with adroit touches. There's maybe an echo of The Dears' best work on 'No Cities Left' too.
'The Vague Archive' is a highly melodic headrish, augmented with some gorgeous cello, dramatic and dynamic pace, sprawling guitars. About two-thirds of the way through it seems to turn itself inside out, transforming from headlong rush into baroque fantasia, the guitar imitating a whole school of maudlin whales.
Exquisite.
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