Seafoam Walls
XVi
Boomkat Product Review:
Conjuring up a sound that's equal parts jazz, shoegaze, hip-hop and dub, Seafoam Walls describe themselves as "Caribbean Jazzgaze" - we can't disagree.
There's a distinct chillwave shimmer to "XVi" that emanates from the skewed fuzzbox guitar and angelic vocals that lead 'You Can't Have Your Cake and Ego Too (Happy Birthday)'. The spirit of Toro y Moi hangs in the air, but Seafoam Walls - a Miami four-piece that have been active since 2016 - are nerdier somehow, and more eager to twist their songs into prog, or even fusion, forms. On "XVi" it's fairly expected for songs to evolve from cheery Beach Boys-esque pop into half-tempo electronics or experimental noodling - vocals flip haphazardly from harmonized coos to robotic grumbling without a pause for breath.
It doesn't surprise us to learn that singer/songwriter and lead guitarist Jayan Bertrand was initially a metalhead; while none of the songs included here are metal, exactly, there's a similar scope for bombast, pomp and world-building. "XVi" is like Steely Dan songs played by Weather Report and Dream Theater, then remixed by Washed Out on vacation in Kingston. Seafoam Walls are out on their own here, and it sounds as if that's just the way they like it. The album's mastered by Norwegian noise supremo Lasse Marhaug too - extra points for that, obviously.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Conjuring up a sound that's equal parts jazz, shoegaze, hip-hop and dub, Seafoam Walls describe themselves as "Caribbean Jazzgaze" - we can't disagree.
There's a distinct chillwave shimmer to "XVi" that emanates from the skewed fuzzbox guitar and angelic vocals that lead 'You Can't Have Your Cake and Ego Too (Happy Birthday)'. The spirit of Toro y Moi hangs in the air, but Seafoam Walls - a Miami four-piece that have been active since 2016 - are nerdier somehow, and more eager to twist their songs into prog, or even fusion, forms. On "XVi" it's fairly expected for songs to evolve from cheery Beach Boys-esque pop into half-tempo electronics or experimental noodling - vocals flip haphazardly from harmonized coos to robotic grumbling without a pause for breath.
It doesn't surprise us to learn that singer/songwriter and lead guitarist Jayan Bertrand was initially a metalhead; while none of the songs included here are metal, exactly, there's a similar scope for bombast, pomp and world-building. "XVi" is like Steely Dan songs played by Weather Report and Dream Theater, then remixed by Washed Out on vacation in Kingston. Seafoam Walls are out on their own here, and it sounds as if that's just the way they like it. The album's mastered by Norwegian noise supremo Lasse Marhaug too - extra points for that, obviously.
Boomkat Product Review:
Conjuring up a sound that's equal parts jazz, shoegaze, hip-hop and dub, Seafoam Walls describe themselves as "Caribbean Jazzgaze" - we can't disagree.
There's a distinct chillwave shimmer to "XVi" that emanates from the skewed fuzzbox guitar and angelic vocals that lead 'You Can't Have Your Cake and Ego Too (Happy Birthday)'. The spirit of Toro y Moi hangs in the air, but Seafoam Walls - a Miami four-piece that have been active since 2016 - are nerdier somehow, and more eager to twist their songs into prog, or even fusion, forms. On "XVi" it's fairly expected for songs to evolve from cheery Beach Boys-esque pop into half-tempo electronics or experimental noodling - vocals flip haphazardly from harmonized coos to robotic grumbling without a pause for breath.
It doesn't surprise us to learn that singer/songwriter and lead guitarist Jayan Bertrand was initially a metalhead; while none of the songs included here are metal, exactly, there's a similar scope for bombast, pomp and world-building. "XVi" is like Steely Dan songs played by Weather Report and Dream Theater, then remixed by Washed Out on vacation in Kingston. Seafoam Walls are out on their own here, and it sounds as if that's just the way they like it. The album's mastered by Norwegian noise supremo Lasse Marhaug too - extra points for that, obviously.
Boomkat Product Review:
Conjuring up a sound that's equal parts jazz, shoegaze, hip-hop and dub, Seafoam Walls describe themselves as "Caribbean Jazzgaze" - we can't disagree.
There's a distinct chillwave shimmer to "XVi" that emanates from the skewed fuzzbox guitar and angelic vocals that lead 'You Can't Have Your Cake and Ego Too (Happy Birthday)'. The spirit of Toro y Moi hangs in the air, but Seafoam Walls - a Miami four-piece that have been active since 2016 - are nerdier somehow, and more eager to twist their songs into prog, or even fusion, forms. On "XVi" it's fairly expected for songs to evolve from cheery Beach Boys-esque pop into half-tempo electronics or experimental noodling - vocals flip haphazardly from harmonized coos to robotic grumbling without a pause for breath.
It doesn't surprise us to learn that singer/songwriter and lead guitarist Jayan Bertrand was initially a metalhead; while none of the songs included here are metal, exactly, there's a similar scope for bombast, pomp and world-building. "XVi" is like Steely Dan songs played by Weather Report and Dream Theater, then remixed by Washed Out on vacation in Kingston. Seafoam Walls are out on their own here, and it sounds as if that's just the way they like it. The album's mastered by Norwegian noise supremo Lasse Marhaug too - extra points for that, obviously.
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Boomkat Product Review:
Conjuring up a sound that's equal parts jazz, shoegaze, hip-hop and dub, Seafoam Walls describe themselves as "Caribbean Jazzgaze" - we can't disagree.
There's a distinct chillwave shimmer to "XVi" that emanates from the skewed fuzzbox guitar and angelic vocals that lead 'You Can't Have Your Cake and Ego Too (Happy Birthday)'. The spirit of Toro y Moi hangs in the air, but Seafoam Walls - a Miami four-piece that have been active since 2016 - are nerdier somehow, and more eager to twist their songs into prog, or even fusion, forms. On "XVi" it's fairly expected for songs to evolve from cheery Beach Boys-esque pop into half-tempo electronics or experimental noodling - vocals flip haphazardly from harmonized coos to robotic grumbling without a pause for breath.
It doesn't surprise us to learn that singer/songwriter and lead guitarist Jayan Bertrand was initially a metalhead; while none of the songs included here are metal, exactly, there's a similar scope for bombast, pomp and world-building. "XVi" is like Steely Dan songs played by Weather Report and Dream Theater, then remixed by Washed Out on vacation in Kingston. Seafoam Walls are out on their own here, and it sounds as if that's just the way they like it. The album's mastered by Norwegian noise supremo Lasse Marhaug too - extra points for that, obviously.
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