The world may be in dire straits right now, but to make it all feel a little better take a listen to Portland band Sinless‘ new Melodie EP with its acid-tinged 60s sunshine pop. Opening cut Cool sets to tone for the EP with its fuzzy sun-kissed Britpop bliss, Cor Allen, the creative force behind this latest dream-pop gem.
The Portland-based five-piece features Cor Allen (vocals/guitar), John Walsh (guitar/synth), Pete Bosack (bass), Lynn Nicholson (drums), and “Baby” John Goforth (keyboards), and together they have produced four tracks of hazy memories of youth and innocent first crushes. Both Melodie, Sinless’ brand new release, and Ethereality, a four-song EP released in 2015, were fueled by a sense of loss that also inspired his move to the West Coast. The lyrics throughout Melodie cut insistently and quickly to that point. In the opening verse of “Strange Reality,” Allen sings, “I can’t seem to get over you.” He pairs these straightforward lyrics with ultra groovy guitar parts and lilting, psychedelic vocals that create an interesting paradox between words and music.
Sinless – Melodie EP is out later this month on Curly Cassettes, with the band currently also putting the finishing touches to their debut album produced by Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s Riley Geare.
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