Memoryhouse
“Dream Shake”
Soft Hate (release date: TBD)
Many of my favorite tracks from the Toronto-area duo evoke feelings (and music writer tropes) of warm blankets, crackling fires, lazy Sundays, and the like. However, the lead single from their long awaited second LP, “Dream Shake,” bristles with an energy that they rarely exhibited throughout their excellent debut LP and 2012’s The Slideshow Effect, save its lead single “The Kids Were Wrong.” This new cut beautifully balances this newfound urgency with their languid, dreamy roots, pairing Denise Nouvion’s confident vocals with layers of gauzy guitar and a buoyant bassline. It’s an exciting step forward for a group with a rock-solid back catalog, and I’ll look forward to hearing the rest of Soft Hate.
