Alien Boy, a band from Portland, Oregon, offers music that distills experiences of infatuation and despair, particularly through their new album 'You Wanna Fade?'. The album showcases their signature sound: layered guitars, synthesizers, and drum machines creating a dreamy atmosphere filled with longing. Tracks like 'Scrub Me Clean' reveal a grander ambition compared to previous records, capturing an ecstatic yet melancholic feeling. The band's approach is both cinematic and intimate, perfectly mirroring the complexities of modern love and relationships while inviting listeners into their romantic fantasy.
From the outset, Alien Boy's melodies sound grander, their songs more ambitious and widescreen, than on previous records. The instrumental opener 'Scrub Me Clean' is something like an overture, a gossamer web of tambourines and kick drums, guitars and synthesized strings, and bleeps that recall the cheerful chirp of a touch-tone telephone.
In the world of Alien Boy, infatuation is dire, existential, and all-consuming. Why love at all, they ask, if you aren't going to commit yourself completely?
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