Mood Rings: VPI Harmony (Mexican Summer) album review | Under the Radar Magazine Under the Radar | Music Blog for the Indie Music Magazine
Friday, May 3rd, 2024  
Subscribe

Mood Rings

VPI Harmony

Mexican Summer

Jul 23, 2013 Web Exclusive By Cody Ray Shafer Bookmark and Share


The debut record from Atlanta-based band Mood Rings is steeped in the nostalgic dreaminess their name suggests. VPI Harmony dives in and out of dreary grunge explosions and shoegazey meditations, and sounds familiar enough without getting tired or unoriginal. Thankfully, the bleached-out synth vibrations and dizzying vocals are balanced with enough glittery melodies to keep the songs from growing too stale, even if they do blur into each other a little bit.

It is an album that would sound comfortable in the backdrop of a sun-drenched summer afternoon. “The Line,” the album’s third single, jumps out with a darkly groovy chorus chanted amid hazy rhythmic bursts and reverb-laden guitar hooks. An almost perfect amalgamation of atmospheric noise and stuck-in-your-head indie pop. (www.moodrings.bandcamp.com)

Author rating: 7/10

Rate this album
Average reader rating: 9/10



Comments

Submit your comment

Name Required

Email Required, will not be published

URL

Remember my personal information
Notify me of follow-up comments?

Please enter the word you see in the image below:

There are no comments for this entry yet.

Current Issue

Issue #72

Apr 19, 2024 Issue #72 - The ‘90s Issue with The Cardigans and Thurston Moore

Most Recent