
To be honest, I have no idea what to say about the new Mitch Wiebe, Ray Fenwick, Rebecca Young project, Pastoralia . On first listen the songs are visceral, but they have a depth that you only stumble onto the more times the tracks repeat. The trio plays engaging albeit somewhat bizarre, organic electro pop, but I get the impression the method is as important as the madness. It's more than three friends tinkering with programming, bass and guitar throwing silly vocals over top of the mix. These songs have a heartbeat, and considering how cold the medium usually [...]