Meena - Newspapers (2023)

This is the third EP that the Manchester-based band have released so far. The artists put a disclaimer on their Bandcamp website saying "play as loud as possible" and it's very fitting as Newspapers is a good example of nugaze music, one the excitement for which rises proportionally to the sound volume. 

The music on the EP feels very fresh. It's partially due to those little electronic tweeks here and there and hip-hop-like drums; it's not quite Holy Fawn's level, but it's in this direction. It's especially well-audible in Paving, where the hip-hop and electronica elements are the core on which the nugazey song is built upon. On the other hand, the compositions feel interestingly unique, you can't really guess what's coming next, the room for surprise is extremely big here. It's quite a shame that the tracks are so short, they could be going on and on without losing anything from their great flow I feel. Apart from the smooth backgrounds, it's also thanks to the vocals that range from the delicate dream pop murmurs to quite post-punk-like, tougher ones from time to time. And it's a real pleasure when they drown in the final song's noisy finish.

Newspapers costs 6 EUR (4.99 GBP).

Check: Paving

Country: UK

Genre: nugaze

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