Album Review: mUmbo - I fly with swallows (2021)
Picture Credit: mUmbo mUmbo - I fly with swallows Release Date: August 13, 2021 Label: Silhouette Records Format: Digital Length: 39:51 Genre: Shoegaze / Art Rock Origin: London , England The current pandemic has had its impact on almost every aspect of our lives. And therefore, it is no surprise that culture has been affected, too. I can imagine that in some decades, people will refer to the early 2020s by giving their arts names such as "COVID Wave", "Corona Period", or "Lockdown Arts". Content,meaning, and sound of many musical releases since March 2020 are coined by a very emotional impact that often conveys desolation or hope - or the ambivalent in-between that musicks our new reality. And here is where the bridge to London's mUmbo can be forged. The duo was formed in the coronacene, and their first album "I fly with swallows" conveys that very mood that the pandemic has brought to us. It is that constant back and forth between stands...