For the past two years, Los Angeles-based band BEDROOM WALLS have been lulling fans with a lush, voluptuous sound they call Romanticore*. With a narcotic grace and a bone-dry sense of humor, the band's songs aim to instruct listeners in the proper use of melancholy. The L.A. WEEKLY says: "Music has to be liked a bit too much. Bedroom Walls make that easy, playing songs with awkward perfection. It's shamelessly melodic, kind of ambient, kind of spaced-out, surprisingly clever. It's like your little sister on drugs, insouciant and a bit off-the-wall." Or, as Bedroom Walls told the L.A. TIMES, "We just want to make people sad."
Recorded by noted producer Rafter Roberts (Black Heart Procession, Tristeza, Pinback, The Album Leaf) at Singing Serpent in San Diego, I SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME is occasionally instrumental, often lyrically sparse and forever biting in its depiction of boredom and heartbreak. Mixing moody "baroque-minimalism" with offbeat humor, I SAW YOU COMING BACK TO ME is a potent elixir for the indie rock set. Lilting, downcast melodies are sometimes juxtaposed with mirthful song titles ("Landlord! Watch! Coffin! Angels!"). Other times, the dangers of comfort are outlined in sleepy, somber strokes ("The Dogs Life"). Think of Bedroom Walls as a bipolar concoction of laughing gas and valium, a dreamy state of consciousness and sleep. Still confused? Look no further:
*What is Romanticore?
Romanticore is a term coined by Bedroom Walls to describe the kind of music they make. Some elements include: an unhealthy preoccupation with staring blankly at the ceiling; sedatives; the Santa Ana winds; guilty flashbacks; stale cake for breakfast (and lunch); dancing alone in your bedroom to "Love Plus One"; minimalist posturing undercut by epic gestures; Momus' English-language version of Jacques Brel's "Ne Me Quitte Pas"; existentialism (ages 17-22); losing touch with your family; dandyism (ages 27-33); first kisses; the final paragraph of THE GREAT GATSBY; succumbing to bad habits; losing friends; last kisses; sighing too loudly and too often; knowing your ex-girlfriend is happier now; drinking peppermint schnapps because it's all that's left in the house; getting old; sleeping far too much; finding old love letters in a book you borrowed from your new boyfriend; the "oh no, love - you're not alone!" part of "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide"; trying to cry/trying not to cry; driving in circles; etcetera ad infinitum...
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.bedroomwalls.comTrack List:
1. Do The Buildings And Cops Make You Smile?
2. Winter, That's All
3. The Dog's Life
4. More Real Cats
5. He to Whom Mercy Has Been Granted
6. There's Nothing to See in the Morning Light
7. Landlord! Watch! Coffin! Angels!
8. Making Atoms Jump Like Trick Dogs
9. I've Been Thinking a Lot About Dots on the Wall
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