Back To School
School of Seven Bells debut Alpinisms passed me by somewhat.. I did listen to it, but it didn’t grab me. There’s a greater sense of purpose and a stronger focus on the sophomore album Disconnect From Desire, however. Benjamin Curtis (of Secret Machines) and identical twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza (formerly of On! Air! Library!) sound hugely confident on this lovely dream-pop set.
The music still has a hazy shoegazy sway, but listen to those insistent rhythms and squiggly synthetic sounds bumping away underneath. There’s a little of Stereolab’s bounce added to the mix, Camarilla and Babelonia very reminiscent of Laetitia Sadier. It’s a big, warm, moving, atmospheric sound. Lush, you might say.
You lucky people have two tracks from the album to sample. Download Babelonia and Bye Bye Bye (from RCRDLBL.com)
