Having spent much of the last decade in hardcore bands, you might expect Wesley Eisold’s next project to be typically loud and uncompromising. Add to that band members Caralee McElroy (formerly of Xiu Xiu) and Prurient’s Dominick Fernow, and you have a recipe for something brash, noisy and experimental.
It might come as a surprise, then, that Cold Cave have written a pure synth pop record. Although early recordings had combined their pop potential with noisier influences, full length LP Love Comes Close is as instant as they come and all the better for it.
Life Magazine confirms the bands dancefloor potential, consisting of one of the records many great melodies that feel equally classic and refreshing. Cold Cave has evidently been influenced by the likes of New Order, yet their textured approach feels anything but dated. While the screeching synth line that dominates the track nods to the bands past, it is joined by disco vocals and a pounding drumbeat which feels completely natural.
Cold Cave’s transition from noise to pop has been surprisingly seamless, perhaps suggesting that Eisold has always had a record like this in him. But don’t take my word for it, check out the new video for Life Magazine below.
Sleekly Lion.