A LULL UNLEASHES CONFETTI |
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A Lull possesses the energy and rhythm to create powerful musical landscapes of pounding drums, morphing guitars, studio trickery, and pensive vocals, yet the band never loses its melodic center amid the cacophony. With percussion strongly taking the forefront and elements of shoegaze, psychedelia and traditional indie-rock underlying metaphoric lyrics, A Lull’s songs are a carefully orchestrated demonstration in the beauty of excess. |
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Written and recorded in a year and a half, Confetti was not a simple feat. “When we started recording for Confetti,” says Todd, “we still weren’t sure what the thing was exactly going to sound like.” The recording process was both improvisational and meticulous, usually beginning with the members sitting around playing various patterns on their drums, eventually layering a bassline, and then more unconventional instruments. Todd describes these instruments thusly: “We pretty much used every single thing that we could get our hands on. If it was laying around our practice space, we used it. If we could afford it, we bought it.” |
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Accumulating at least 75 songs and partial song ideas, the band tweaked and reworked their music. They added vocals, harmonies, and layers of melodies while removing many of the acoustic guitars and keyboards that initially provided the songs’ foundations. By the end of the process, the band had molded a sound that has often confused those trying to find a reference point. Though elements of A Lull’s recordings remind of some much-loved indie acts (they’ve been compared with various levels of accuracy to everyone from Animal Collective to Sigur Ros), their sound is imbibed with a unique spirit that is their own. In finishing Confetti and adapting it to a live setting, the band members have matured together and developed a sound that is as distinctive as it is open-ended. |
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