PeΔrls of J 😊y

 

There are often occasions that I delve into weird micro-genres, just to see what craziness abounds. I posted up a set of vaporwave in the past, just one such example.

Sometime in the early 2010s I was checking out Witch House bands. I liked the idea of the use of Unicode symbols in many of the band names which played into the Residents "Theory of Obscurity" by making it hard to Google their music. I liked the strange horror-film theme on oxycodone backward-masked studio manipulation of it. But it didn't take long to wear thin. Style over substance soon seemed the key ingredient & I fazed out of that phase.

While still delving into the genre around 2013, I came across The PeΔrls. I initially assumed by the spelling of the name that Witch House was what I would find. I was very mistaken. This was a couple of women from Milan, Italy: Simona of Thee Bomb'o'nyrics & Stella Santin of The Sensibles. They play the sweet hipster pop of bands like Best Coast with a dirty, lo-fi garage production that works perfectly. Their tunes are little peΔrls of euphoric joy delivered with muscle & authority. There's plenty of reverb & flanging among the garagey production along with a really upbeat nature.

So although I never really listen to Witch House bands like Salem, oOoOO, †‡†, Gr†LLGR†LL or White Ring anymore, I often find time to re-listen to this understated, underrated gem. Hope you find it as enjoyable as I do. 

 

The PeΔrls - The PeΔrls, Rijapov Records RIJ013, 2013.
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Side 1 -
Be in One   
Shine a Light   
Walking   
Elephant   

Side 2 -
Away   
Infinity Call   
Reality is My Dream   
Safe Escape

Enjoy,
NØ