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Rebecca and
Ryan Coseboom have
taken their songs and pulled them from each end, elongating and opening
up the space within, light pouring from every hole. ‘Beneath
Trembling Lanterns’ -
the pair’s first album apart from their Halou project – applies
their unique songwriting points-of-view and inventive production to
much wider canvases, creating stark landscapes of pure expression and
exposition.
“Originally, I think the idea was to make a quieter, more
abstract record than we usually do,” says Ryan, when asked
about the motives for initiating the project. “As we went on,
I think our goals changed and the results are much more interesting
to me than our original plans were.”
Though many of the nine pieces on ‘Beneath
Trembling Lanterns’ are
fuzzy lullabies that may ease the somnolent masses, the record uses
intricate, sometimes aggressive drum programming along with warm
analog tones and varied organic instrumentation to create an intense
experience that demands your full attention.
“We talked about experimenting with moody, dreamy music created
with gritty, toothy, sometimes jarring elements,” remembers
Rebecca, whose lyrics on the album plumb new levels of almost uncomfortable
honesty and vulnerability. Her words of loss and longing are delivered
with such sincerity and precision that one cannot help but listen
to them with heavy-hearted empathy. “Making this album has
been simultaneously challenging, frustrating, electric, and wonderful,” she
continues. “The end result is exuberance and I am thrilled.” |