FUTURE NOBODIES - FUTURE NOBODIES [LIMITED RED] LP

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Limited edition of 200 copies, on Transparent RED Vinyl

Highly gifted US-trio from Chicago with a very strong debut album! The band's self-description "we make sad happy music to dance to" sums it up pretty well. Discogs mentions genres such as Dreampop, Gothrock, New Wave and Indie, but in the end it can be summed up as Postpunk, which on the one hand fits well into the ongoing trend. On the other hand, however, it relies less on the usual gloom and instead conveys a positive overall mood.

This is ensured by the female singer's unpretentious singing, the straight rhythms, the pumping bass and the wavy guitars. This would have fit well on the 4AD label in the early 90s, when bands like Lush, Belly, Throwing Muses and Breeders were causing a stir there.

After starting with the relaxed, easy-going songs “I still love You”, “Donde Dormiste” and “Tarot”, “Die Disko” then takes a danceable club direction for the first time, as does the slightly hectic “I don't want to share You (Too Shy)”. “Untitled” brings back memories of The Cure - but has nothing to do with the song of the same name from “Disintegration”.

Dreampop at its finest is “Touch Me”, which would be a monument if performed live accordingly, “Drag U Down” is flawless Indiepop, as was common in the second half of the 80s on labels such as Sarah, Creation or Postcard.

FUTURE NOBODIES present a fairly mature debut here, which is stylistically diverse, but has already developed its own style, which promises a lot for the future. It's worth keeping an eye on and an ear out for!

TRACKS: A1 I still love You A2 Donde Dormiste A3 Tarot A4 Die Disko (Edit) A5 I don't want to share You (Too Shy) B1 Untitled B2 Anti-Depressants B3 Touch Me B4 Drag U Down B5 Love will destroy