Lockett Pundt – Unsung Sundays https://unsungsundays.com What you should be listening to. Tue, 08 Mar 2016 20:58:42 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.1 Deerhunter: Fading Frontier https://unsungsundays.com/album-reviews/deerhunter-fading-frontier/ Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:04:27 +0000 http://unsungsundays.com/?post_type=album_reviews&p=177 Although the album's title would indicate otherwise, Deerhunter find a lot of new spaces to explore on Fading Frontier, finally creating an album worthy of all the acclaim they've been receiving.

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]]> I don’t normally go for Deerhunter. I’ve listened to their past records and found them interesting as musical exercises, but wouldn’t have recommended them as actual listening material. Their new record, Fading Frontier, still has some of the flaws that come with Deerhunter material — lacking vocals or inconsistent production being great examples — but they’ve branched out and become much better songwriters.

Clearly influenced by their more dream-pop contemporaries, Fading Frontier is a step or two closer towards Beach House while still retaining the dynamics that made Deerhunter work before. But now, with the additional songwriting skills that come with both experimentation and experience, Deerhunter are putting those dynamics to better work.

From the opening track, it’s clear that Fading Frontier is a better record than what’s come before. It’s got more structure, better hooks, and more memorable melodies. This is a better Deerhunter in every way, and it’d be a shame if you missed it.

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]]> Lotus Plaza: The Floodlight Collective https://unsungsundays.com/album-reviews/lotus-plaza-floodlight-collective/ Sun, 06 Sep 2015 12:01:37 +0000 http://unsungsundays.com/?post_type=album_reviews&p=579 Lotus Plaza’s shoe-gaze is laid-back and open-hearted on The Floodlight Collective, and the organic production style makes the record feel more inviting than many of their contemporaries and peers.

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]]> Lotus Plaza’s lo-fi indie sound differs from their contemporaries because it’s not afraid to sound like lazy Sunday music, which makes it perfect for the Monday of a long weekend. This is chill music, without the supposed prerequisite commercial sheen, and it’s as inviting (if not more so) than most of the music their peers are making.

Getting rid of the sheen helps make the music feel more approachable, as if you’re listening to some of your friends have fun in a garage. Does that mean these guys pose a threat to the success of Beach House? Probably not. But they offer something the big shoe-gazers don’t: a little bit of intimacy.

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