The eponymous debut EP by London-based dreampop duo deary on Sonic Cathedral. The six-track release is available on several vinyl variants, plus a CD with five additional bonus tracks and remixes.
A carousel of organs, oscillating ethereal vocals, and languid breakbeats, this is ‘Fairground‘ the first sublime and transportive offering from London duo deary released on Sonic Cathedral. A lullaby in technicolour they say it was “an attempt to replicate My Bloody Valentine’s ‘Soon’ but ended up somewhere in between Portishead, Felt Mountain-era Goldfrapp and early Saint Etienne.”
‘Fairground’ was produced by the band and deftly mastered by Slowdive’s Simon Scott. I can also hear the faint traces of the Cocteau Twins Treasure- era as singer Dottie’s sumptuous dream spins amidst the twinkling lights: at once soothing and disorientating, capturing the sensory overload and anxiety of London’s teeming cityscape, standing on the edge of being besotted, taking in the wonder of and wistfulness of it all. Glorious.
This London duo’s debut single hits you right in the early-’90s, laying down Cocteau Twins-style dreampop over a funky drummer beat and baroque touches. A wonderful introduction.
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