New Music: Lowtide

"Dreams are free therapy.  Consult your inner Freud."  ~ Grey Livingston

That beautifully enchanted musical landscape that lies between shoegaze and dream pop is a world that makes me nervous, excited, hopeful and sadly at times, underwhelmed. The delicate balance between majesty and monstrosity is rarely achieved. This is dangerous territory for any blogger and if you’re not careful, can result in elongated babble that sounds more like a horoscope reading than a review. 

With that in mind I’ll do my best to avoid describing Melbourne based band, Lowtide (formerly Three Month Sunset) as dreamy, lush or atmospheric.

Lowtide’s  new track “Underneath Tonight” is dreamy, lush and atmospheric. Damn, I tried. 

 “Underneath Tonight” takes you on a soaring journey across every changing landscapes. As I close my eyes and listen, I’m struck with the imagery of flying through the wilderness at break-neck speed, dipping and weaving through cliffs and valleys. The perfection is in the way that the vocal melts into the song to the point of being undistinguishable from everything else. 

Truly, I’m not even trying to take the piss! This is yet another example of what’s great yet under rated about Australian music.

  Underneath Tonight - Lowtide by showoffservices

Myspace: Lowtide

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