The Oldest Sons Of The Oldest Sons
Kingdoms, 2019
8/10
Listen to The Oldest Sons Of The Oldest Sons
A duo comprised of Dave Harrington (Darkside, Dave Harrington Group) and Benjamin Jay (NDF, Benoit & Sergio), as Lights Fluorescent the pair flirt with experimentation, mood and texturing in very creative ways.
The title track starts the listen with an unusual and exciting display of ethereal sounds and hazy vocals, and “Our Earlier Years” follows and brings a hushed setting of repetition in an experimental atmosphere.
The remainder of the album is equally unclassifiable, and includes the light and airy “Epitaphs”, as well as the cautious and summery “Hotels”, which takes nods to country western in iconoclastic ways.
Near the end, “Small Sacrifies” enters dream-pop territory with a healthy glaze of melody, and “July 9th” exits the listen aberrant and unpredictable with all sorts of sound manipulation in a sonically engaging delivery.
A debut that lacks percussion, the New Yorkers instead rely on feedback, guitar tweaking and ever changing vocal prowess that few could replicate on this highly interesting effort.
Travels well with: Sophia Saze- Self Remixes; Aris Kindt- Floods