art rock
A single in two parts, “Spiral” by Bristol four-piece art-rock outfit Quade is a mysterious musical endeavour, combining post-rock, neoclassical, and spoken word. The tense mood builds and is released by mourning strings and shifts in rhythms, but the sinister feeling it creates lingers long after the track(s) finish.
Zueva is a singer from Oslo and a purveyor of sultry and impeccably produced electronic pop. Her latest single, “Heather”, creates an urban vibe through atmospheric drums and reverb-laden vocals. There are also some humorous lyrics (“Your feelings always come alive when you’re on a bender, maybe because you’re a guy, don’t want to blame a gender.”) which, when sung in Zueva’s Nordic accent, become impossible not to like.
Sigmund Faust is an alternative rock musician from Berlin, and his latest single, “March Sweet Blunder”, switches between sophisticated indie rock and more raucous garage notions. The intellectual composition has shades of Alt-J and Interpol, but the vague lyrics make any meaning challenging to pick up on; enjoyable tune all the same.
