Twin Library: Softer seasons (2011)

La música de Twin Library es algo así como la unión de los primeros tiempos de Rem o Guided by Voices con The Velvet Underground o su discípulo Jonathan Ritchman. Una especie de cruce de caminos entre el Folk, el Pop y la música de raíces. Otros han querido ver en ella ciertos rescoldos de música digamos que festivo-veraniega, aunque a mí me suena más a intimismo e introspección reflexiva, con ciertos tonos folkies. El tratamiento de su música, grabada según planteamientos estrictamente Lo-Fi´s, con escasez de arreglos, instrumentación, baterías y desde luego arreglos; llega tan sólo a sencillas distorsiones y escaso tratamiento en la producción.
Pero vamos con lo importante. Los temas incluidos en Softer seasons (2011), tienen ese toque artesanal que ofrece el Folk-Pop pero a la vez ese tono como dijimos introspectivo, aunque con temas como I asked her to build me a plane o I dare you to leave, la sensación es de cierto reencuentro con los sonidos de la banda de Lou Reed y John Cale. Sin duda son las mejores del disco, ya que el resto de los ocho temas van en una onda más intimista y Folkie.
En cualquier caso, el disco de los de Edmonton (Canadá), nos es ofrecida para su disfrute, deleite e incluso descarga legal desde su Bandcamp. Dedícales unos minutos y me cuentas.

Twin Library – Softer seasons (2011)

“Compact and filled with all the goodness that the low-fi sound has to offer, grit, creaks, and echos, Twin Library’s Softer Seasons will be a perfect addition to your summer listening.
Not quite punk or indie-rock (your typical culprits of using low-fi) and with a hint of folk, Twin Library brings together multiple music genres for a welcoming marriage. Underneath all of the sonic fuzz, you’ll discover beautiful and elegantly worded lyrics, an element you wouldn’t think could match a music style with such disarray.
Recorded this past spring, the lyrical verses are filled with descriptions of natural settings while the music style has a familiar and melodic retro-sound. The chorus in “Soft Bungalows,” which is one of the more subdued songs, “Soon the time will stay still like the summer/ Like radio and soft bungalows,” is a great example of the sort of lyrics found in Softer Seasons.
Tracks like “Here Come Slow Ends” and “I Dare You To Leave” feature a more up-beat tempo not to far from the sounds of Chicago based band, Smith Westerns. A standout from the album has to be “I Asked Her To Build Me A Plane.” With the eight song album tracking in at around seventeen minutes, “I Asked Her To Build Me A Plane” is appropriately short but with the best lyrical and instrumental hook off the album.
Even though it might be a short musical venture, Softer Seasons doesn’t lack any musical depth.
Softer Seasons is a free download over at the Twin Library’s Bandcamp page. When you’re there, check out their other great releases” (Grayowl Point)

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