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MARRIAGES
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SALOME
Sargent House (2015) 06.04
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t is to praise when a group of musicians builds around themselves a strong and inspiring fellowship within their musicianship. With Marriages, we get this feeling of how consistent and true these people are with themselves as friends and as musicians. This is not the first time that Emma Ruth Rundle and Greg Burns work together, both are members of the instrumental post-rock group Red Sparowes. Their first release as Marriages was the 2012’s debut EP Kitsune that had a little bit of Red Sparowes’ influence in it, but Rundle’s ethereal and gentle vocals were definitely the highlight. Last year, Rundle released her first solo album Some Heavy Ocean and it was a tremendous surprise. After that amazing effort, it was time to Rundle, Burns and their new drummer Andrew Clinco fly really high. Salome is their first album and what a great album they made. Named after a biblical character, this album they’ve an exceptional and mesmerizing work of a group that knows how to blend perfectly that gloomy nostalgia of the 80’s and 90’s post-punk, post-rock with shoegaze. Every riff and every lyric work harmoniously with the heavy textures and the electrifying atmosphere built in each song. Rundle still showcases a brave attitude in her lyrics revealing a unique voice in the nowadays’ music industry. Salome is a departure from what Kitsune was and it’s definitely a leap forward in Marriages’ sound. It’s powerful and ferocious; an experience really worth to go through. ANDREIA ALVES
FOR FANS OF:
Emma Ruth Rundle, Cocteau Twins, Red Sparowes
ESSENTIAL TRACKS:
Skin, Southern Eye, Salome
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