Hello Satellites
Hello Satellites
11 Track, LP (2010, Two Bright Lakes/Remote Control)
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A number of recent Two Bright Lakes releases have honed the art of craftwork pop; songs pasted together from oddities and off-cuts, all the while marked by an irrefutable whimsy and beauty. Hello Satellites’ self-titled debut smoothes over the otherwise happily visible seams of this approach with distinctly pretty melodies and vocals. A collaboration between songwriter Eva Popov and producer Nick Huggins, these songs are marked by the different contributions from each – simple, unaffected song lines from Popov, and all manner of layers and accoutrements from Huggins. It’s a dichotomy that’s quickly apparent, but the delicate, poised way the songs work together lifts them into things of quiet beauty.
Each song sits like a small, exquisite ornament on an infant’s mobile; carefully constructed and seemingly propelled by something as light as the breeze. What’s always striking about Huggins’ production is how crisp and spare he can make a song sound. It’s an effect that’s sometimes chilling, but also creates a space for all the song’s elements to come into sharp relief.
These songs are airy, and often chilly, and the sparseness is surprising given the number of instruments featured here. But Popov and Huggins recognise that some things have to be pared back before you can see their purpose, and as a result, they achieve a perfect, haunting balance.
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Album launch is a matinee show this Sunday at the Northcote Social Club - Bring the kids!
Matinee shows on Sundays are the best.
Great launch on the weekend nice to have so many kids about the place!