Dutch indie trio De Eerste Liefde, led by songwriter Chris Kok, mixes psychedelic and baroque pop on their Crashes, Bangs, and Flashing Lights EP. Add Radiohead, early Pink Floyd and Badfinger to the equation and presto: a recipe for deceptive melodicism with plenty blink-and-you'll-miss-it sidesteps that give the tracks an edge that isn't that obvious at first.
The dynamics are spot on and taking plenty of time to set up the mikes properly to capture the full extent of each instrument has paid off in spades. Imagine having a front row seat as the band is busy building their multi-layered orchestral songs. Too bad they won't be able to replicate this on stage as a threesome. They would need a far bigger line-up to achieve such a feat.
De Eerste Liefde:
Chris Kok: vocals, songwriting
Koen van der Kroef: drums
Willem van Willigen: bass
Crashes, Bangs, and Flashing Lights is a self-released EP. Buy it from their website.
Tracks:- Crashes, Bangs, and Flashing Lights
- Edison's Medicine
- Banshee
- Phantom Limb
- Home Is Not a Place
- The Simplest Things
- If I Had No Teeth
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