Devoured By Flowers
Moonscape Hotel
Moonscape Hotel is
the first album by Devoured by Flowers.
The 90’s are alive
in this album. Perhaps it’s fitting that this band is from Portland Oregon,
where it is often said that the lifestyle of the 90s still exists.
There were many
ages of music that I enjoy. The 20s, 60s, 70s and 90s are some high periods for
me. So the 90s vibe is a great thing.
Swooning speedy,
dream pop with a lush undercurrent of goth is a thick part of the tapestry of
the tunes on this record.
Dorian Campbell is
the lead vocalist along with playing guitar and other cool duties. I don’t know
much about Campbell’s background or other projects, but he sounds very polished
here. Clearly he has a vision of how he wants to sing, which he pulls off quite
well.
Driving the
instrumentation along is the ever-astounding tune titan, Ashkelon Sain. Friends
of mine have often heard me gush like a river about the incredibly talented Mr.
Sain. Ash was the Lovecraftian musical architect behind Trance to the Sun, one
of my favorite bands that I love to name-drop whenever possible.
Of all the tunes
here in, Faire Creatures and the last track, A Seaside Ballad are the standouts
to my ears. The wonder in Dorian’s voice in Faire Creatures is super earworm
haunting. A Seaside Ballad gets a grand boost with some wonderful female vocals
running along with Dorian’s voice.
The guitar playing
throughout the proceedings is beautifully pristine.
DNA Girl digs this
CD a lot. Yes, me too!
Check it out!
Gothic romantically yours,
Count Robot
