Album Review: Quaich - and now that we are here (2020)
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| Photo Credit: Quaich Artwork: Taisuke Koyama and Takashi Kawashima |
Quaich - and now that we are here
Release: May 29, 2020
Label: Polyscope
Format: CD / Digital
Length: 26:24
The cover artwork by Taisuke Koyama and Takashi Kawashima gives the first hints that Quaich are presenting a both artistic and minimalistic approach to contemporary Rock music here. Their first album "and now that we are here" can be seen as some kind of status report. The three band members James McEwan (guitar, vocals), Alex Andropulos (drums) and Giannis Moschos (bass, vocals, radio) collected ways to describe their current situation in this crazy world we live in. But this is not a cry for help. It is an honest summary of what is going on that creates a safe space where you can breathe freely.
Minimalist patterns of Noise, Shoegaze and Independent Rock float back and forth between on- and offbeat. Radio sounds whoosh gently across the fragile surface with sizzling effects. The rhythms create an agitatedly jazzy but yet comfortable foundation on which bass, radio and guitar build soft structures of steadily raising and falling motifs.
Fragility and strength appear to be in a constant struggle as the gentle, hardly distorted soundscape is completed by soft and warm voices. Thus, listening to the album feels like looking at old photos while talking to friends in a safe space and concerning both past and present. Like catching a deep breath "and now that we are here" gives the impression of recalling what happened and being glad to live in the present.
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| Photo Credit: Quaich |
"and now that we are here" perfectly fits for taking a half-hour break from the buzzing world outide or for catching up with friends while opening a bottle of red wine. This is comforting and thoughtful Noise.
Quaich Online:
Bandcamp (Polyscope)
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