Melbourne’s Flyying Colours are all that is good about shoegaze these days. They have the soaring sonics, replete with multiple fx pedals and string bending ala MBV/Swervedriver. They also have the swooning vocal harmonies I love so dearly, with a nod to Lush but also very modern twists that echo The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Veronica Falls on “Running Late”. “Not Today” is magic and mystery with heat shimmery guitar and a killer hook.
Either of these excellent tracks could be a single, while “I Don’t Want to Let You Down” pierces the veil between post punk and psychedelia and mashes these two genres in a melange of expertly played guitar and thrumming bass. Ringing guitars drone in the background, never overpowering the dual vocals of Brodie Brümmer and Gemma O’Connor. There is a very attractive pop sensibility about this group, who know when to rein in the pyrotechnics and deliver blissfully sweet harmonies over catchy riffs.
They display this capability again on “In The End”, with simply lovely vocals over a pounding backdrop of tight rhythms and quick paced guitar work.
“Leaks” closes the EP on an ominous note, and reminds me of California band Nightmare Air, alternating heavy and light like a psychedelic strobe, trotting out the MBV influences along with some groovy wah-wah pedal. I love the way the drums push the song along, never letting it falter.
This EP, like their previous work, leaves me wanting much more! This band is quite possibly the best heavy psych shoegaze band I’ve heard in the past few years. Keep up the great work, and hope to see you Stateside someday.
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