Pictured: “Oh, did you read what Peervalidated wrote today? Those guys are so funny and awesome!”
For the next week, in anticipation of it’s release in May, the entirety of Syrbis’ new album Into the Trees is streaming on the Absolutely Kosher site. For this reason I’ve been glued to my laptop more often than usual, oh, so anxiously awaiting this album in freer form.
I was set to compare Sybris with one of our favorite bands, Land of Talk(see this post), and upon intense research found that the two exchange nods on their Myspace Top Friends lists, aka the great teller of musical truths. The two do share similarities, obviously the female fronted vocals and jangly, light-guitar rock vibe, but Sybris ranges through a wider spectrum of attitudes and emotions on Into the Trees, slowing down and speeding up when we think we’re becoming familiar with the pace. Joyful dance-rock verses are interrupted by melodramatics and broken down bridges, and choruses don’t always scream in excitement for attention, rather each part helps put weight on the previous one. It’s a bit difficult to engage in an album when it’s only currently available as a stream for one week, but I’d recommend setting aside a nice little non-pornographic session with your computer to give this a good listen.
If nothing else, you know we bring you the goods, here’s the first single, Oh Man!
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