Stream: Jane’s Lament via Consequence Of Sound or SoundCloud
Watch: “Talk Show” (Live at Wonderland Studios) via YouTube
“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
“Au.Ra effortlessly strike a balance between dreamy and atmospheric guitar rattles, and
just the right amount of reverb…the Australian duo construct what feels like worldly guitar
pop, with a lackadaisical exuberance that lifts you up and carries you away into
it’s brightness.” – The Line Of Best Fit
“… psychedelic dream-pop with just the right mix of analogue and digital vibrations..” – Prefix
“Anyone who can audibly make their guitars sound like extensions of their own body and mind is good in our books.” – This Is Fake DIY
Sydney’s Au.Ra, a duo composed of Tim Jenkins and Tom Crandles, released their debut album Jane’s Lament on Los Angeles label, felte. Jane’s Lament, a work which carefully envelops the listener in dreamy hues of sound and is available now on CD, LP and digitally in felte’s webstore. They released a live video of the song “Talk Show” filmed at Sydney’s Wonderland Studios. The band said, “It was shot in Sydney at the end of our first ever tour to kind of document where we were at after our first shows. It’s also for anyone who might be interested in seeing Au.Ra in a live environment as it’s a pretty rare occurrence so far. We are coming to America this summer though.”
Made over the course of two years, the LP 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.
Au.Ra – Jane’s Lament
01. Morning
02. Sun
03. Pyramid
04. You’re On My Mind
05. Juki
06. Spare the Thought
07. Talk Show
08. Ease
09. Width
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