Blog: One Sweet Song

Slightly Mysterious Monday Mail. What's Monday Mail ? I like when songs feel like they're taking you on a journey and "Io" by electronic group Bluebird Handwriting seems to be puling us along on a trippy safari. The song is at times digitally futuristic, at times a bit tribal and still at others manically analog. 8 bit-inspired sections are flanked by overdriven distortion. The juxtaposition is highly enjoyable. I also like thinking specifically about instrumental tracks in terms of what kind of documentary they might be [...]

• Bluebird Handwriting - Io