Hailing from Sweden the all female quartet Audrey have made one of the most beautiful and thought provoking albums of 2006 to date. Visible Forms is the follow up to last years self titled debut EP which hinted at such but I did not expect it to be as hypnotising as this. From the poignant vocals to the accompanying melodies it's easy to get lost within it all. The orchestratic arrangements see the songs blend into each other just like the seasons of year. This is helped, in part, by the bands use of the violin, trumpet and flugelhorn which gives a haunting quality to the songs.
At this stage of a review pointers to other bands are made so you can gain a reference to the reviewed bands sound. However that presents a problem here. The nearest I can suggest is Low but, because Audrey are unique, this may just be an illusion on my part.
Visible Forms alludes to the melancholic, darker side of pop music. Come on over. (8/10)
Visible Forms is out now on Stereo Test Kit Records. You can buy it direct from them here. You can stream tracks via their My Space page.
Audrey - Mecklenburg
Audrey - Views
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