Oceansize – SuperImposer (leak)
Oceansize
Posted by Todd Hamm
The first leak from Oceansize's fourth album Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up is a return to the structured chaos of early efforts like Everyone Into Position and the Music For Nurses EP. Released yesterday on the band's new Superball Music imprint, "SuperImposer" is bookended on either side with an edgy guitar flurry between which singer Mike Vennart runs taught strands through the upper register over a hectic time signature a la "One Out Of nONE".
It's good, and it's refreshing to hear the group gravitate toward to the kind of schizophrenic songwriting that piqued my interest in the first place, a good seven years ago. That being said, where past Oceansize tracks of this nature turn corner after corner, taking you down the proverbial rabbit hole as a listener, this song never seems to entirely unfold. There are flashes of promise everywhere--from the frantic intro/outro combination to the tightly wound guitar work behind Vennart's soft croons--but the bridge is soft and the melody is rather simplistic by comparison. The good news is that there's even more new Oceansize music on the way (SPWTBFU is due out September 6th in Europe, September 14th in the U.S.), and also that the release of the first single came with this delightful handwritten note from guitarist/keyboardist Gambler that you can check after the jump...
August 13th, 2010 - 04:09
I think this track should be instrumental, as much as Mikes voice does kick ass- It seems as though it’s just trying to keep up with the instrumental part its self.
As opposed to the likes of Savant and The Charm Offensive from previous albums where the vocal melody seems to hold some substance.
Thats what I think anyway, I can’t wait for the new album !!