Band To Watch: Nire
In the age of the indie-athemic, it's nice to occasionally take things down a notch ... or two. Philly to Portland boy/girl duo Nire make us think a bit about Eric's Trip, Ida, or Beach House with their whispered, witching-hour vocals, but there's something more introverted, indie-pop, and bedroom-sighed about 'em. Eric's Trip had no problem tearing up a garage after bringing out the tears and Beach House likes to drift and soar into the Galaxie 500, but Erin Morgan and Josh Hinton's debut full-length Vespers barely moves above the hush you'll hear on standout, key-lined, end-of-summer track "Wide Eyed Restless." Totally fitting as the days get shorter, the nights chillier, the leaves keep dying.
[Shuteye and restful photo by Ciaran Smith]
Nire - "Wide-eyed, Restless" (MP3)
For all the spareness and silence, tracks like "Out In The Sun" -- dealing with hiding and being hidden -- or lovely lullaby "Girl In The Moon," brim with quiet-time energy and propulsion. If you can't wait until Vespers and MySpace isn't doing it, check out a few diaries from a recent European tour. Rambling across the States anytime soon, buckaroos?
Vesper is out 10/9 on Abandoned Love. Search out their two earlier EPs, if you can find them.
Posted at 5:47 PM in Band To Watch, MP3
Tags: Nire
Boooorrrrriiiinnnnng.
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seconded
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not boring at all, actually ... just subtle. lovely!
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very nice music--beautiful, really
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yawn
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Oh god shoot me I'm wussing out.
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When you stare persistently into your own lint-filled hipster navel, it stares back into you.
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I didn't make it to the end because it sent me to sleep
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there's a reason that donovan never released this song.....
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