The Nancy Downs makes a rather mysterious project from Illinois, one you can find almost nothing about, also because its name refers to a popular movie The Craft. But mysterious here is also the music from the new album, the music that within the charming dream pop frames smuggles a lot of fresh solutions.
First of all, almost everything here is either vocals or sounds derived from vocals. This results in absolutely mesmerizing, whispering backgrounds that suck the audience deeper and deeper every second. They're made of single phrases as in The Hour and Take My Scars or short, simple stanzas as in Sisters. It's slightly similar to my favourite song of 2017, 12 Decembers' Anthems for a Seventeen Year-Old Girl. But more and more. This all is provided with form by beats and drums as well as electric guitar sounds. But they play absolutely secondary roles here and in a very minimalist/DYI form. The album shows how a great idea can elevate a home-made album to quite another level. The tracks are pretty short and perhaps this is the space for improvement as I'd love to drown in the artist's sighs for longer.
The Nancy Downs costs 10 USD.
Check: Sisters
Country: Illinois, US
Genre: hazy dream pop
