Listening diary 9th April, 2022: Moonface with Siinai - Heartbreaking Bravery (art rock,
2012)
Spencer Krug's finest moment, and for the first 20 or so minutes, this is amongst the most
anthemic and emotionally loaded indie rock I can think of. The matchmaking here is wonderful
- Siinai are clearly a band with an ear for groove and texture, with their music as a group
being vastly instrumental. They hold this album together alone, particularly in the
integration of motorik beats with alt-rock bombast, but Krug takes it to another level.
Wavering and passionate, some of these vocal lines are absolutely deserving of the album's
title. It is a pity then that it does completely lose steam - the first four tracks flow
seamlessly and never let up on the energy or the intensity, with a post-punk melancholy
somewhere inside. The rest of the album finds bits and pieces of high quality but never quite
reaches those lofty heights again, and perhaps is why I don't feel like putting it on again
whenever I'm done with it. But with towering melodies like the ones atop "Yesterday's Fire",
I can't help but love it at least a bit.
8.1 (6th listen)
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