The World
Palindrome – Particularly Hello (Air House Records)
Although previous incarnations (The Royal Palestine
and The World Palestine) have been full band line-ups, for “Particularly Hello”
and latest name change, The World Palindrome, we’re now down to just the one
member, Les Easterby.
He cites influences as far and wide as New Kids on
the Block, right through to the noise workouts of Jim O’Rourke. To simply sum
up his style, it’s a lo-fi blend of progressive rock, new wave and shoegaze,
with pop perfect vocals, where exceptional melody meets dischord, dissonance
and occasional experimentation. His tired and lazy (not quite dreamy or
lysergic) lyrical delivery contrasts nicely the jagged and rougher edges, which
fizzle with low-key antagonism.
Tracks of note are the title track, “Cut The Cake” with
its marimba-esque underpinning, the very brief “The Zap”, “Marital Bliss” with
its outrageously tuned (or un-tuned) guitar and the finale, “Trombone Moan pt 1
& 2”, which is two-thirds a Red Crayola type freakout with an Ian Dury and
the Blockheads demo (Sello)taped to the end.
Willsk
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