A little over five years have passed since Dutch dream pop duo ISLE released their debut album A Siren's Call, but they have been working on their sound and new material ever since. The first sign was the unveiling of the Sad Song single in October 2024, followed a couple months later by the announcement of a couple shows that would focus on the material of a new album, Equilibrium. Three more singles followed in quick succession, but now it all comes together on a full album.
Multi-instrumentalist Arjan de Wit and vocalist with Lise Low go for a richer sound, with Robbert Deurloo (drums) and Ardie van der Knijff (cello) adding extra colour to their intimate take on dreampop and triphop. The main task of the more orchestrated feel of the songs is to put the spotlight on the vocals. Low offers a guided tour to her inner world, where beauty appears to reign supreme (Indian Summer Breeze, The Melody Love Sings), but as ever there is trouble in paradise well, when depression comes knocking in Jaded. Finding a proper balance is key and by capturing the mixed emotions in a tug-of-war acted out in slow motion Equilibrium shows that passion and pain can be equal partners.
ISLE:
Arjan de Wit: guitar, synth, bass
Lise Low: lead vocals
Robbert Deurloo: drums
Ardie van der Knijff: strings
Equilibrium is released via via Room Service Recordings.
Tracks:- Treasure Hunters
- Life In Colour
- Terra Life
- Equilibrium
- Jaded
- The Melody Love Sings
- Hush
- Silence Is Golden
- Sad Song
- Indian Summer Breeze
- At The End
HCTF review of A Siren's Call
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