Coron o Chwinc
Recordiau Crwn, 2021
8/10
The Welsh alt-rockers Boi might not be a name you’re familiar with, but this debut album sure does pack a memorable punch as the guitar focused and giant walls of sound present all substance and no fluff across the 10 flawlessly composed tunes that are capable of bristling intensity just as they are of careful introspection.
“Heido Mae’r Locustiaid” starts the listen with a buzzing, spacey display of melodic and charged, harmonic indie-rock, and “Ddim Yn Sant” follows with flowing drums and a bouncy climate that’s got an infectious energy to its pop leanings.
“Rheswm Am Godwm” lands in the middle and trims the pace back with a gritty and tuneful delivery, while “Twll Dan Staer” enters electro-pop territory with its playful and busy execution of ‘80s sensibilities. “Cael Chdi Nol”, one of the album’s best, then thumps amid a very stylish and modern version of indie-rock that comes with a chorus you won’t forget anytime soon.
At the end, “Lladd Amser” welcomes warm keys and firm guitar work as classic rock nods make their presence, and “Tragwyddoldeb” exits the listen in poetic piano balladry that builds into a retro-folk influenced finish.
Even though not a moment of this in English, I was hanging on every word, and am highly impressed with this raw, charged and daring first record from a band we should all be gushing over.
Travels well with: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Specter At The Feast; Castaway Hounds- Come On Down