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Ultra Cultura:
SADSA Records:
CD:
Out April 21:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Formerly the same selectalldeleteas that spat forth a musical runt of a debut-album some three years ago, this Jersey-based duo-cum-trio have eschewed their student tendencies and written a decent, if a little fragmented and disjointed, follow-up that takes just 31 minutes to cuddle your ears.
Comprised primarily of pastoral folk trillmeister Terry Emm and experimental troubadour and co-founder Antony Walker, SADSA are now joined by sweetly-tonsilled Rachael McVay who adds a new dimension to the left-field rock and pop soundbase. Recent single Modern Life Is War recalls Throwing Muses or Sonic Youth doing their cool bubblegum-pop thing, while the opening title-track has an element of Veruca Salt and Paramore about it, less-so sonically perhaps but certainly energy-wise.
Much of the remainder is a marriage of approachable psychedelic folk-rock with quirky commentary (Nectar of Instruction), slow stoned indie-pop a la Slowcore Puck and clumsy electro beats with even clumsier rap-chat (The Sun and his Sunglasses) - Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip it ain't.
Quite who will buy into this phenomena of Ultra Cultura is impossible to gauge but it's a curious-enough blend of music that might earn them some hip brownie-points. Artwork gets the nod as well.
Ultra Cultura:
SADSA Records:
CD:
Out April 21:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Comprised primarily of pastoral folk trillmeister Terry Emm and experimental troubadour and co-founder Antony Walker, SADSA are now joined by sweetly-tonsilled Rachael McVay who adds a new dimension to the left-field rock and pop soundbase. Recent single Modern Life Is War recalls Throwing Muses or Sonic Youth doing their cool bubblegum-pop thing, while the opening title-track has an element of Veruca Salt and Paramore about it, less-so sonically perhaps but certainly energy-wise.
Much of the remainder is a marriage of approachable psychedelic folk-rock with quirky commentary (Nectar of Instruction), slow stoned indie-pop a la Slowcore Puck and clumsy electro beats with even clumsier rap-chat (The Sun and his Sunglasses) - Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip it ain't.
Quite who will buy into this phenomena of Ultra Cultura is impossible to gauge but it's a curious-enough blend of music that might earn them some hip brownie-points. Artwork gets the nod as well.
