A New Release from heddlu Has Arrived
A brand new LP release from heddlu combines gorgeous soundscapes and textures to build unique atmospheres that range from indie-pop to classic rock, psychedelic undertones, and robust vocals, layered and thick with character, along with amazing guitar work that feels spacious and gives the songs a bit more depth.
The record is called Tramor, and experimental is the biggest word I would use for this record. Now, it's not super outside the box, rambunctious or wild, it does fall under the classic and psychedelic rock categories, but it also includes a lot of electronic instrumentation and sound sculpting, which is one of the most genius aspects of the record itself.
There are some surprising textures going on, and some of the songs feel so outstretched and vast, distanced and built with a gracefulness and attention to detail that you end up falling into this unique space that it provides.
There's a lot of cinematic electronic landscaping happening. The introduction to the whole record, "Y Pell", gives you that great, vast, theatrical, or cinematic aesthetic and does so with brilliant synthesizers, pads, and keys for the most part.
This introduces you to the world of the record, but it's ever-changing.
There are no two songs that are exactly what I like, and there are plenty of great surprises around the corners of this record.
This is an album meant to be heard in full.
There's a lot of pop overtones that you can hear throughout the record as well. I feel like this is a key element to how it's all shamed. Songs like 'Cut The Rope" deliver a lot of pop color and rhythm so that you get great catchiness with hooks, riffs, vocal Melodies, and more, along with the experimental underbelly.
This is all part of what makes the record so fun and addictive. You never really know what you're going to get next, but you know it's going to be engaging and semi-personal.
There's a lot of Personality on the record.
The title track, "Tramor", is one that showcases a perfect balance of experimentation and outside-the-box approaches, along with the pop overtone and classic rock style songwriting by bringing in guitar tones and riffs that are familiar and welcoming, with avant-garde synths and keys that float around the song.
This is a project helmed by Rhodri Daniel, the founding band member of Estrons, a renowned Welsh band that has gathered tons of accolades, airplay, and reviews from the likes of BBC Radio to The Guardian and more.
After that band came to an end, Rhodri found that he had some damage hearing, like we from the years of touring.
Over the next few years, the artist spent his time experimenting with sounds, writing new music, and playing new instruments as he slowly recovered.
This is how heddlu came to be.
It's a very interesting story, and sometimes things that feel so diminishing can end up letting you create something new.
This record is proof of exactly that. This is an album that gives a lot of the artist. He gives plenty of inner thought and pieces of himself throughout the record, and it was probably cathartic for him to write and release in the long run.
Again, this is an album meant to be listened to from start to finish.
Plenty is going on, and there is a lot to soak in.
This was a record that bent genres very well and almost seamlessly.
I suggest diving into this one and really enjoying the Escape.
That's exactly what I did, and it worked out amazingly.
Go listen for yourself so you can see what I mean.
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