Reptaliens - Multiverse - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

When Bambi and Cole Browning started writing the songs that would be become Reptaliens' 2017 debut LP, FM-2030, they had no intention of starting a band. Focusing at first on creating music and art on a purely personal level, the project soon took off when the duo brought on Julian Kowalski (guitar) and Tyler Verigin (drums) to form a live band. The four-piece swiftly delved into songwriting inspired by sci-fi art and literature, cult mentalities, and deep connections. The result is the band's self-defined genre of Inchdreamwave,Inch which connected musical influences ranging from Gary Wilson-inspired jazzy lounge music, the warmth of Broadcast's recording production, to Todd Rundgren's outer space synth sounds. Album Tracks 1. Sunrise, Sunset 2. Venetian Blinds 3. Shuggie 1 4. Shuggie 2 5. Baby Come Home 6. Changing 7. Echo Park 8. Give Me Your Love 9. Song for Moon 10. Wake Up 11. Sweet, Innocent You 12. Heather

Reptaliens - Reptaliens [COMPACT DISCS] date 10/06/2017

Reptaliens are ready to be direct. After exploring surreal realms of high-concept synth-pop across two acclaimed albums, the Portland, Oregon, duo found newfound clarity in a stark, grounded approach. That may seem unexpected for such a colorful act-known for heady lyrics about conspiracy theories and transhumanism-but Cole and Bambi Browning have streamlined to the lean, propulsive essentials on their self-produced new LP, Multiverse.Shelving the dreamy synths altogether and working without their other bandmates due to lockdown, Reptaliens reset, picking up their guitars and emphasizing the catchy attack that's been there all along. Drawing inspiration from the spontaneous energy of the '90s alternative canon, the pair hit a surge in momentum after a casual-turned-revelatory listen to Jane's Addiction's 1990 classic InchBeen Caught Stealing.Inch Without even aiming to make a Reptaliens song, they wound up penning the set's lead single InchLike a Dog,Inch a sun-soaked groove-bomb that's blissfully unencumbered by sonic baggage. InchThat really kicked it off,Inch Cole recalls. InchIt was so fast and easy and fun that we said, 'Let's do more like that.'InchOregon natives Bambi and Cole started Reptaliens in the mid-2010s as a multi-faceted vehicle for their most adventurous urges. Across their first two Captured Tracks albums -FM-2030 (2017) and VALIS (2019)-they established themselves as dedicated dreamers and deep thinkers, filling their wooly, homespun synth-pop with meditations on outré science fiction and philosophy. With some help from friends, they've been able to tackle big questions and explore vast sound worlds. Tapping Julian Kowalski (guitar), Bryson Hansen (synth), and Tyler Vergian (drums) for their previous albums and shows, Reptaliens have bewitched crowds during extended national tours with STRFKR, Turnover, and Turnstile.By contrast, and somewhat by ne