- Artist Name: One Hundred Moons
- Location: Toronto, ON
- Album/EP Title: TAKE TWO
- Record Label: Independent/Self-released
- Release Date: April 4, 2024
- Genre(s): Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Post-Rock
- For Fans Of: My Bloody Valentine, Portishead, Slowdive, Radiohead, PJ Harvey, Explosions in the Sky, Mono
- Track-by-Track:
- “4th of July”
“4th of July” was what kicked-off this nostalgia project of “TAKE TWO” for us. We’re all extremely fond of Soundgarden and thought it would be a kick to cover one of their heavier songs and transpose it into something that was lighter and ethereal, while honouring the Chris Cornell’s bold vocal delivery. We ended-up drawing inspiration from another one of our favourite bands from the 90s, Portishead, for our approach. Some of the key elements that we brought in were the use of the theremin to give the track a lo-fi spookiness coupled with a lo-fi trip-hop beat through the verses. We opted to keep the intro stripped down like the original by withholding all other instruments with the exception of the low-octave synth and Jen’s vocals.
- “Viva Forever”
With “Viva Forever”, we sought the opposite effect of “4th of July”, by leaning into a slower and heavier groove in contrast to the upbeat, flamenco-guitar-driven trot of the Spice Girls. We found ourselves leaning on the familiarity of post and doom rock elements from our previous band (Hammerhands). We went big with the rhythm and guitars, but Jen’s vocals are craftily self-harmonized through her use of loop pedals that pay homage to the vocal dynamics of the original.
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