Darren McLeod
11/20/05, 04:45 PM
Lemuria is a three-piece outfit that features dual male/female vocals that alternate lead duties. They play a style of music that brings to mind the mid-90s, often sitting on the fence between skate-punk, pop-punk, and indie.
The first of four songs (technically five if you include the bonus track) is "The Origamists," with Sheena Ozzella's innocent voice opening, before the man comes in and belts out the majority of the tune in his raspy delivery. It's also your first introduction to Lemuria's bizarre and often cryptic lyrics:
"You put your flower on the lips of my head. I thrust myself between the breasts of your chest. Swallowed by a whale in the sea and vomited up dry on the beach."
The second song, "Home for the Holidays" continues their upbeat melodies and dual-vocals, with the male voice being dominant, but that changes on the third track, "Piranha," written by Sheena Ozella (whereas the other three were written by Alexander Kerns, the drummer). She fronts the entire song, and does an admirable job at it. Her voice is tender and calm when it needs to be, but she can belt out the chorus with all the necessary emotion.
The last credited song on the EP is "Trivial Greek Mythology," which itself works as a good summary of the whole entity - dual vocals that compliment eachother well, albeit being off-key every now and then; unique lyrics ("There is medication in your fanny pack because you're a hypochondriac"); and a sound that can't really be pigeonholed in any particular genre.
The bonus track is a soft, lo-fi acoustic number, with barely audible vocals, that suffers from its complete lack of production, and is a throwaway track that the EP could've done without. Overall, it's a very promising EP from three talented individuals that should translate into an exciting full-length album.
The first of four songs (technically five if you include the bonus track) is "The Origamists," with Sheena Ozzella's innocent voice opening, before the man comes in and belts out the majority of the tune in his raspy delivery. It's also your first introduction to Lemuria's bizarre and often cryptic lyrics:
"You put your flower on the lips of my head. I thrust myself between the breasts of your chest. Swallowed by a whale in the sea and vomited up dry on the beach."
The second song, "Home for the Holidays" continues their upbeat melodies and dual-vocals, with the male voice being dominant, but that changes on the third track, "Piranha," written by Sheena Ozella (whereas the other three were written by Alexander Kerns, the drummer). She fronts the entire song, and does an admirable job at it. Her voice is tender and calm when it needs to be, but she can belt out the chorus with all the necessary emotion.
The last credited song on the EP is "Trivial Greek Mythology," which itself works as a good summary of the whole entity - dual vocals that compliment eachother well, albeit being off-key every now and then; unique lyrics ("There is medication in your fanny pack because you're a hypochondriac"); and a sound that can't really be pigeonholed in any particular genre.
The bonus track is a soft, lo-fi acoustic number, with barely audible vocals, that suffers from its complete lack of production, and is a throwaway track that the EP could've done without. Overall, it's a very promising EP from three talented individuals that should translate into an exciting full-length album.