Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop, Wave-Pop.

Format: Digital, CD.

Background/Info: Last year Marc Atkinson (previously involved with The Raudive) released the EP “Erase” as an appetizer to this debut album.

Content: Among the ten songs of the album you’ll re-discover the 3 EP-songs. Keening moves on exploring sugar-coated Wave/Dream-Pop compositions. Most of the songs are pretty long, composed with mainly guitar and electronic arrangements with sweet vocals on top. 

+ + + : The dreamy sensation of the composition might lead you in trance. The most noticeable cuts are the familiar “Erase” and “Silence Is Golden”. 

– – – : The songs are pretty long and without that much variety. The composition becomes rapidly predictable and the monotonous production of the vocals create a soporific effect.

Conclusion: This work is a rather disappointing production missing passion and any kind of climax.

Best songs: “Erase”, “Silence Is Golden”. 

Rate: 5.

Artist: www.facebook.com/thekeening

Label: www.facebook.com/icycoldrecords

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Genre/Influences: Dream-Pop.

Format: Digital.

Background/Info: Keening is a band driven by British musician Marc Atkinson -who you maybe know from his involvement with The Raudive. This EP has been released as an appetizer to the upcoming album “The Portal”.

Content: The EP features 3 songs taking off with the Dream-Pop driven title song, which is mixing guitar and electronic arrangements. It also is the darkest piece of the production, both other songs being evasive, but less dark.

+ + + : “Erase” is a cool song for its darker touch. Guitar and electronics are complementary.

– – – : Both other songs sound as pure B-sides. They’re pretty long and without diversity, becoming rapidly annoying. I’m also missing passion in the production of the vocals.

Conclusion: “Erase” is not exactly an EP getting me wild for the upcoming album.

Best songs: “Erase”.

Rate: 6.

Artist: www.facebook.com/thekeening

Label: www.facebook.com/icycoldrecords

Inferno Sound Diaries

I have been working for over 30 years with Side-line as the main reviewer. My taste is eclectic, uncoventional and I prefer to look for the pearls, even if the bands are completely unknown, thus staying loyal to the Side-Line philosophy of nurturing new talents.

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