Easter Island

Another recent acquisition, this languid, serene, shoe-gaze-referencing self-release from the Athens, Georgia-based Easter Island. I've listened to Frightened twice, going on three times, since putting it on my iPod yesterday and like it more every time...

So, why, that's the difficulty. I probably haven't thought it through sufficiently, but here are some random observations. There's a bit towards the end that sounds quite like the XX, and I think you can draw connections to Cocteau Twins and (possibly) My Bloody Valentine. Which is to say there's some lovely translucent guitar texture, some airy girl and boy vocals...and also a bit of roil and turmoil underneath. The sort of glistening, reverberating character of the guitars reminds me a little of Explosions in the Sky, a dreamy, driftiness recalls Experimental Aircraft, but there is also a good deal of electro pop. Anyway, check it out...I haven't totally processed it yet, but I like it very much.