Idle Hands, Something About the Devil by Water-Mall

For fans of Elliott Smith, Slowdive, Todos Mis Amigos Están Tristes, that post Britpop sound, and the emotional tidal wave held back by modern mondanity, Idle Hands, Something about the Devil by Water-Mall presents a bold, progressive sound for the post-shoegaze era. An enormous variety of guitar sounds dominate the record, acoustic riffs soaked in reverb standing side-by-side with modestly distorted electric tremolo, abstractly noisy background drones, and classic lush indie chords. An emotionally stricken vocal completes the aesthetic core, depicting absolute amazement at the gravity of our subconscious which we’re all forced to mitigate at all times. This inner life embroils each of us in a constant struggle, a sort of deeply personal tidal wave which has us treading water from our first breath to our last. In a system designed to minimize our humanity and dismiss our pain, realizing this turmoil constitutes a radical act, one made significantly more meaningful as we realize and behave as if the same strife lingers behind every pair of eyes we ever witness.