Sunday, May 24, 2009

REVIEW: Seeland - Tomorrow Today

7.25 out of 10

Seeland is a retro futuristic Dream Pop group consisting of Tim Felton (ex Broadcast) and Mike Bainbridge (ex Plone). Their sounds are very familiar and a good balance of relaxing meets encouraging. Seeland reminds me of Lansing Dreiden and/or Languis meets Stereolab.

I dream of this building that focuses it's entire environment on good independent music. They make sure that the "good stuff" is blasted through the speakers of every possible room, perhaps different music for different themed rooms. If there was an elevator in this building they would no doubt be playing some Stereolab, Ladytron, Broadcast, etc. Which brings me to my point, I consider Seeland to be "elevator music" for the Indie kid in all of us. The music isn't abrasive in any way, all of the melodies are agreeable and catchy, the electronic accents give it that perfect "pop" of pop music, the guitars & bass are simple, and the vocals are as laid back and harmonious as Caribou or even The Beach Boys.

If upbeat, non abrasive, electronics meets fluffy dream pop is your kind of thing you will most certainly fall in love with this release.

Standout Tracks: Hang On Lucifer, Colour Dream, Captured, Library, Goodbye, Static Objects, Station Sky, Call The Incredible, Five In The Morning

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