So I’ve been meaning to listen to this self-titled Shuteye Unison EP for like fucking forever now so I won’t dilly dally here. It begins with the ambient/atmospheric/instrumental intro of “CRF 030608” and segues right into “Tomorrow’s Five Horizons” which sounds (to me) like what M83 might sound like if they didn’t have synthesizers and weren’t neutered. Next comes “Fields Landing” which starts off slow and breathy but about 2/3 of the way through the fuzzed out guitars rip the song wide open but at a running time of over seven minutes, there is plenty to go around even before it gently fizzles. “Latin Metrics” (a song whose title I really like) is more upbeat in a Pinback-y sorta way before “Slow Ravens” rings out a bit like Dream Signals In full Circles (albeit with breathy vocals) at first until it too erupts like thunder and lightning on summer night. Shuteye Unison then closes out the EP with the nine minute epic “Through Dunes.” It all adds up to an EP that should have been on my best of 2008 short list and the first thing in this dreamy post-rock genre that has really impressed me lately. The compositions are intricate and lengthy but never come remotely close to boring. I’d say that this San Fransisco trio (all three members were formerly in The Rum Diary) has a bright future. Have a listen.
MP3 | Shuteye Unison – Latin Metrics Shuteye Unison EP
You like the song name because it brings you back to the Metrics at S.R. … don’t lie.