The Ribbon- The Ribbon
6/10
Listened to from a distance, the opening track ‘David’ on Auckland band The Ribbon’s debut self titled album sounds a bit like TV On The Radio. Up closer, the music has the exoskeleton of TVOTR but holds back from building a completely energized sound to instead creep forward quietly remaining together as complete body of music. From the opening few tracks the album seems likely to glide along passively. However half way through the album the tone changes a little, ‘Beat Beat’, ‘Floor Me’ and ‘Footsteps’ have an ambient disco quality, bouncing along with poignant electronic beats and fading in and out with airy synth lines reminiscent of 80’s European disco. This part of the album is definitely the most striking, with the opening and closing few tracks acting more like an introduction and conclusion to the music contained within this beautiful but jagged album.
Nick
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