Blog: Fmly

Aria Jalali manages to retains the synth pop elements of his first ep, Cities vs. Submarines , on the new 123 Cathedral With No Eyes . What is added improves upon that template already laid to manifest itself as a dense, sonically packed experiment in noise. Both of the 'Passion of Saint Edmund' tracks comprising the middle of the album particularly entrap listeners in that mesmerizing daze of sonic depth. But don't think of Railcars as having gone experimental, they still have the same danceable pop songs that stay stuck in your head for days. [...]

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