On their sixth record, Allah-Las embrace a fully instrumental template that oscillates with hypnotic, rhythmic textures and soft ambient currents. Wrapped in the ambiance of aquatic soundscapes, the grooves channel atmospheres where sundowns meet blurred, gauzy perceptions. With references to the likes of English electronic duo Ultramarine and The Durutti Column’s Vini Reilly, the free-wheeling pathways of “Sirenas” offers a fascinating pivot that leaves the door open for boundless transmissions . . .
“Allah-Las make music that resists easy placement. Since forming in Los Angeles in 2008, the band have steadily sidestepped trends, creating a sound rooted not in nostalgia, but in feel — instinctual, atmospheric, and often instrumental in its storytelling, even when words are present.
Their records suggest a band uninterested in spectacle, and focused instead on tone, pacing, and space. The easy friendship that blossomed when three of the four members were working at Amoeba
Music has evolved into a lauded body of work grounded in storytelling and discovery. 2016’s “Calico Review” was a cinematic exploration of their hometown of Los Angeles, while 2019’s “LAHS” saw them looking farther abroad, turning their gaze outward and transmitting sound from a place not found on any map.
It’s a similar fascination with vast listening, inner and outer traveling, and collective imagining that steers their new album “Sirenas”, the band’s first fully instrumental expression
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