2012, Loaf
Originally conceived as a guitar-based project, NZCA / LINES evolved into a suave, synth-pop sensation that combines pop melodies with R&B beats, lush arrangements with multi-layered harmonies. With the assistance of producer (and Loaf label-mate) Charlie Alex March and mixer Ash Workman (Simian Mobile Disco Club, Metronomy, etc.), main-man Michael Lovett delivers one of the year's most thrilling debut albums.
From the opening notes it's clear that a unique and beautiful talent is at work. Something about the clarity of the arrangements, the crisp harmonies and insidious melodies sets NZCA / LINES apart. Shimmering slices of dreampop the likes of which have not been heard since Scritti Politti's Cupid & Psyche 85 follow one after another to create a future world rooted in timeless magic. In the same way that the great Nazca Lines geoglyphs of Peru can only be perceived from high above, so the music of NZCA / LINES can only be taken in gradually, such is its scope and depth.
From the opening notes it's clear that a unique and beautiful talent is at work. Something about the clarity of the arrangements, the crisp harmonies and insidious melodies sets NZCA / LINES apart. Shimmering slices of dreampop the likes of which have not been heard since Scritti Politti's Cupid & Psyche 85 follow one after another to create a future world rooted in timeless magic. In the same way that the great Nazca Lines geoglyphs of Peru can only be perceived from high above, so the music of NZCA / LINES can only be taken in gradually, such is its scope and depth.
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