Flicker State - Alma Sessions EP (Review)

I first heard of Flicker State when they followed me on twitter, and because of this I decided to give their EP a listen. It really is pretty good.

The EP opens with the combination of electronica beats and post-rock string swells that feel so at home together. When the vocals came in I was slightly apprehensive, but they really do work in this context. All this together with strange guitar noises over the top is a winning combination in my book. Despite all of this post-rock posturing they manage to make it all sound quite pop-y (in a good way). The other songs follow suit, but much of the EP is instrumental.

The middle song, Clarity, is what I imagine Explosions in the Sky would come up with if they were asked to perform at a disco.

After this 25-minute, 5-track EP is over I feel some of the tracks were a bit too similar, but the band definitely has their sound, and I can't fault their originality.

Post-electro-rock?

Well worth a listen.





James