New York based experimental duo Phone Home create instrumental post-rock soundscapes. Their latest single Bean takes cues from Mogwai and Eighties inspired beeps and purrs. The musical bond between brothers John Vallarelli (drums) and Michael Vallarelli makes captivating listening.
Bean is a self-released single. Free download from their website.
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Phone Home, a NYC based math-rock band with a gift for melody, didn't care for vocals. that they included a remix of Girl Don't Fight It featuring a lyricist Jon Ross on their new EP Ways. Does it work? Not so much. It takes away the mystery - who needs a voice over when you try to build a soundscape.
With the siblings John and Michael Vallarelli using brotherly telepathy to connect and guitar player Jeff Santoro wandering around and adding echo-heavy flourishes they should go Mogwai and forgo the spoken word altogether.
Phone Home:
John Vallarelli: drums
Michael Vallarelli: synth and piano
Jeff Santoro: guitars
Ways is a self-released EP. Buy it from their website.
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