SEINE - Naizust - LP / CD
Croation trio Seine returns with their third album, delving deep into his whispery yet all-absorbing take on hazy trip-pop mysticism.
Croatia trio Seine returns with the third album for Moonlee Records, delving deep into his whispery yet all-absorbing take on hazy trip-pop mysticism.
If the debut "Sno sna" (2017) was a strummy indie punk affair and its follow-up "22" (2019) bet on anxious and noisy trip-hop sonics, the new LP boldly steers towards stripped back arrangements and much calmer atmospherics while showcasing an even more pronounced pop sensibility.
Dropping the acoustic guitar for a DAW, most of the record is built from a modest sound palette of synthetic beats, floaty synths, off-kilter basslines and guitar licks, esoteric feedback and Ivan’s unearthly androgynous voice that immediately swallows you whole. Acoustic drums sometimes blend with subdued digital claps and kicks while Ivan’s subtle vocal harmonies float on top of enigmatic melodic lines.
Seine’s songwriting is the epitome of avant-garde new gen creativity split between modernist ambition and progressive 21st century poptimism. The ambiguous nature of characters like Dean Blunt, Tricky and Goribor echoes through Seine’s new LP.
