When I was young, the Trójka Polish Radio searched for new, Polish bands, in the finale stage I remember keeping my fingers crossed for Hariasen, a band I saw as a Polish reply to Brian Molko's Placebo. I was fascinated by their magic, emotional sound and mystery around them. Hariasen is no more but its frontman, Jakub Radomski, is part of Keira Is You now.
He now writes the lyrics in English but, as expected, they are still full of emotions. Mostly about the one hunting so many of us: anxiety. Both music, blending of raw post-rock with atmospheric dreampop, and Radomski's filled with neurotic sadness voice make it easier to focus on such emotions. Not to mention the acoustic soul of the music that makes the whole thing very much intimate.
Some of tricks used on the album are absolutely worth being amazed over - like delicate backing vocals in "Free Floating Anxiety", synth backgrounds in one of the best tracks here, "Serotonin Ends" or long composition of "Drifting on the New Sea" that spreads over just like a real sea. It's quite obvious that the Polish from KIY know how to get inside a listener's head and they do not hesitate to use this knowledge. Sad and beautiful.
"Free Floating Anxiety" costs 10 USD.
