If this was a generation ago, Tape Runs Out would be lauded as one of the bright spots of Inventive Indie. Instead, here in the UK we prefer not to put too much effort into searching out great music. People prefer to log in to Spotify and see what they recommend or listen to a band that they know and then go to the if you like this, you'll like that.
The results sound nothing like you have just heard. Meanwhile great music disappears down a big black hole and yet the artists continue to want to be on Spotify above all else. How the hell would you ever discover a band as great as this lot from Cambridge.
I mention this because there has to be some way of getting music as wonderful as this heard. The complexity and depth of the arrangements reveal how great Pop can be when you allow the box to be opened. The Skeletons Above is six songs of absolute quality.
The band can develop a soundscape via instruments or vocals that just takes you into another world. Pastoral at times, gentle even, yet with an ability to breakout unexpectedly, they can be anything that you want to be, but mostly they are themselves.
Atropos Sharpens Her Scissors is Indie Pop, Electro, Psych and Prog and all in less than 3 minutes, almost a chant. Here Comes The Gods is masterful Indie Pop, but threatens to burst into Psych. Small Joys is the poppiest that Tape Runs Out get and is a truly beautiful song.
Sandwich is splendidly haunting with a stunning breakout. The strength of the band is that they want you to feel relaxed to understand the depth of what they do, particularly arrangement wise. The Skeletons Above is a satisfying gentle listen that will prepare you for whatever the day wants to bring you.
You can listen to and buy the EP here.
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