Fake Tears
Nightshifting (Mint Records)
The soundtrack of the city at night is dark and pulsing, as Fake Tears demonstrates on their debut album, Nightshifting.
The duo features local indie mainstays Larissa Loyva (AKA Kellarissa, former member of P:ano and The Choir Practice and touring member of Destroyer) and Elisha May Rembold (Lost Lovers Brigade, Shimmering Stars). On Nightshifting, the pair has created an atmospheric odyssey through the night that is both brooding and oddly optimistic.
Ethereal synth swells and drum machines are layered with shimmering harmonies to other-worldly effect, proudly influenced by synthpop pioneers like Kate Bush and New Order.
The album opens with “You Want The Light”, a melancholy incantation that sees the sun set on the city and darkness descend. “Second Wind” evokes Bronski Beat as it asks “Do you want me? Do you care?” Such are the questions that haunt us on lonely, sleepless nights.
But while the night may be full of terrors, Fake Tears urges us onwards through the darkness, for morning is soon to come.
Rating: ★★★★
