"do whatever you want because I honestly don't care..."
The furiously elusive "Dream" by Winnipeg, Manitoba based Tired Cossack and from the recent 2021 debut full length "Hocus Pocus" is bold and brash, electrically charged, organically born. With the pounding big tom tom beat and jagged, bending, strident guitar rhythms washed out with a reverb sheen like the shoegaze-esque vocals, "Dream" feels like a spearhead, like an army charge running down hill to engage something in battle. In that sense it feels anthemic but, then again, the lyrics feel like the stuff of personal histories with a single person. A relationship song of sorts, right? Digging the guitar and vocal melodies. In the back of my mind, only faintly, I thought of the Scottish rockers who were popular in the 80's, Big Country, but only briefly along the periphery.
Tired Cossack's debut LP, on his Bandcamp page is described like this: ["Hocus Pocus" puts together a chaotic journey, interweaving sounds from all over the musical spectrum. The album ties itself together with a focus on folkloric themes deeply rooted in TC's Ukrainian culture. It is a celebration of the unknown and a swirling journey into mystery and joy.]
Intriguing and if "Dream" is any indication of the rest of the album, I need to dive in soon
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://tiredcossack.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tiredcossack/
https://soundcloud.com/tiredcossack
Tired Cossack is a sleepy, jittering, celebration of life’s anxious desire and the comfort in loneliness and longing nostalgia. Influenced by Neil Young, the Cure, and various post punk artists, his honest, introspective musings on friends, family, and loss combine with heavy and haunting riffs to put the listener surprisingly at ease in its meandering dissonance and catchy melodies.
Tired Cossack's debut LP, on his Bandcamp page is described like this: ["Hocus Pocus" puts together a chaotic journey, interweaving sounds from all over the musical spectrum. The album ties itself together with a focus on folkloric themes deeply rooted in TC's Ukrainian culture. It is a celebration of the unknown and a swirling journey into mystery and joy.]
Intriguing and if "Dream" is any indication of the rest of the album, I need to dive in soon
-Robb Donker Curtius
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM - PRESS NOTES:
https://tiredcossack.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/tiredcossack/
https://soundcloud.com/tiredcossack
Tired Cossack is a sleepy, jittering, celebration of life’s anxious desire and the comfort in loneliness and longing nostalgia. Influenced by Neil Young, the Cure, and various post punk artists, his honest, introspective musings on friends, family, and loss combine with heavy and haunting riffs to put the listener surprisingly at ease in its meandering dissonance and catchy melodies.
No comments:
Post a Comment