Artist:   The Constellations
Title:    Setback
Label:    Parallel Lines Records
Genre:    Indie
Bitrate:  204kbit av.
Time:     00:13:34
Size:     20.89 mb
Rip Date: 2010-03-02
Str Date: 2010-03-08

01. Setback                                                       5:24
02. Love Is A Murder                                              3:46
03. Perfect Day                                                   4:24

Release Notes:

Across the ocean in America, an eight piece band have been busy working
hard on their debut album Southern Gothic’. Now they are ready to
unleash some live music on the UK, with some tour dates, and a single
release. My first impressions are of a band that pack quite a punch
with both their vocal performances, and instrumentation.

The first track on the CD, ‘Setback’, explores the bands
synth/electronica side, and yes I would agree with those who might
pigeonhole the sound as being quite space age/psychedelic. It has
elements of 80’s/New Wave sounds hidden in the arrangements, and a
quirky female vocal adds to the urgency in the pace of the track. The
overall focus though for me, is on the drums which rhythmically explode
early on in the song. This track is followed by the charmingly titled
‘Love Is A Murder’, and although I doubted the wisdom of listening to
this just before Valentines Day, I really enjoyed the song. Out of the
two tracks, this is the one with the broader, more radio friendly
appeal, and a very catchy melody. Smooth slightly poppy vocals smoothly
work their way through the choruses, while there’s also a rap, and a
slightly fuzzy electro sound in the verses. All in all, it’s harmonic,
well produced, and possibly my favourite of the two tracks.

I think including both ‘Setback’, and ‘Love Is Murder’ on their single
release is a wise move, and one that will fully illustrate their
potential as a multi-faceted band. They can do the
alternative/psychedelic tunes, and they can appeal to a mass audience
too. For someone who doesn’t normally listen to this genre of music on
a personal level, I found I enjoyed this CD more than I expected.

‘Setback’ is released on March 8th.

sire@hush.ai