Manchester alternative rock band Valetta garnered rave reviews for their remarkable debut single Irregular Low. Follow-up Dead To The World is even more intens. It is a maze of emotions about singer Alex Orosa's issues with desorientation, wrapped in a seamless jigsaw puzzle of synths and guitars, tied together with walking bass and sparse percussion. With bands like these art rock could make a long overdue comeback.
Manchester alternative rock band Valetta hit the ground running with their debut single Irregular Low, a tinkling pop song with bubbling sounds and top shelf vocal arrangements, filling the gap that XTC left when they called it quits in 2005. Take note of the noisy post-rock ending. Apparently the one-sided love affair that is mentioned in the lyrics went up in flames, but it's impossible to look away from the spectacle.
