“The songs each set their spaced-out melodies and textures against body-moving rhythms,
so the end product comes off like Primal Scream at their most hallucinatory or My Bloody Valentine
at their grooviest.” – Stereogum
Made over the course of two years, the Jane’s Lament was birthed from improvised jams the pair play over droning guitars and looped drum beats. Tracks like “Sun,” and “Pyramid” emerge slowly out of interplays between simple melodies and layered, reverbed instrumentation.
Au.Ra’s “emotive soundscapes” perfectly encase their non-traditional pop songwriting, like on highlight “Morning,” where shimmering guitar riffs transport you to a serene, meditative realm. Their repetitive lyrics belie this easy transcendence, sometimes even verging on incantation. These songs evoke a languid drive along a bending highway in autumn, the scenery and light shifting.
06.28 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo – Part Time Punks^
06.30 Sacramento, CA @ Hauffbrau (Le Twist night)
07.01 San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room*
07.03 Portland, OR @ Beacon Sound*
07.05 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project*
* w/ Sextile
^ w/ Gary Wilson & The Blind Dates, Puro Instinct
01. Morning
02. Sun
03. Pyramid
04. You’re On My Mind
05. Juki
06. Spare the Thought
07. Talk Show
08. Ease
