Inner Smile
Taxi Gauche, 2023
9/10
The Swiss outfit Annie Taylor make quite an impression on this sophomore album, where their multifaceted version of rock covers a lot of territory across the 12 firm versus soft tunes.
“Birds” opens the listen much atmosphere and a slight jangle, as pretty singing populates the retro-rock flavor, and “Love Is Blind” follows with a fuzzed out, scrappy garage-rocker that’s full of swirling melody.
Halfway through, the distorted “Push Me” balances both calm and thick moments of ‘90s influenced alt-rock, while the dreamy “Moving Too Fast” touches on shoegaze amid the infectious singing and post-punk backdrop.
Approaching the end, “Call It Off” is full of lively hooks and harmonic ideas that complement the grungy appeal, and “Room 217” exits with a rare intimacy that carries a gritty yet tuneful spirit of shimmering song craft.
The band consists Gini Jungi, Tobias Arn, Michael Mutter and Daniel Bachmann, and together they make for a punk, shoegaze, indie and psychedelic affair that will make you further appreciate all the greatness from the ‘90s.
Travels well with: Low-Res- Därför; Babel- Yoga Horror