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Floorian:
What the Buzzing
On popping in Floorians disc, it immediately felt warm and familiar, although it is hard to compare them to just one artist. What I like is the heavy atmosphere that sounds droney, but amidst this background is a strong lead guitar that seems to go wherever it wants. I dont want to say that they sound like Oasis, because that will certainly give everyone the wrong impression. But Im going to say it anyway, because Floorians lead guitar sounds so much like Noels did when he spun all those loops around tracks like Bring It on Down and Slide Away. At least thats true on What the Buzzings opening track Or So They Say, as well as the nine-minute Symptoms Alone. Then we quickly add a few shades of melancholy when Descend conjures up Mogwai and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Other tracks leave more open space for reverb and some acoustic strumming, and the vocals here are quite superb again, like timid BRMC vocals a bit. Gothic chants stir up the mood as Overruled opens, and Im left wondering what tricks are left that Floorian havent tried. They decide to add some backward guitar into the track to bring in some psychedelia. The whole release is over 70 minutes long and is really quite superb. Sometimes you just know from the start when an album will turn into a favorite, and if its long drifting rock dirges youre looking for, Floorian has got them in spades.
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