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01. SHIELD PATTERNS - Shade
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02. SHIELD PATTERNS - Carve the Dirt
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03. SHIELD PATTERNS - Ghost Words
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04. SHIELD PATTERNS - Dust Hung Heavy
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05. SHIELD PATTERNS - The Rule
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06. SHIELD PATTERNS - Dead Air
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07. SHIELD PATTERNS - Present State
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08. SHIELD PATTERNS - Ruby Red
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09. SHIELD PATTERNS - WeYouMe
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10. SHIELD PATTERNS - Charon
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ARTIST
SHIELD PATTERNS
TITLE
Contour Lines
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
GIZEH RECORDS
CATALOG #
GZH 055LP
GZH 055LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
6/17/2014
LP version; limited edition on 180 gram vinyl, includes download code. Since their inception in 2012,
Claire Brentnall
and
Richard Knox
's project has evolved from solo endeavor to fully-realized duo. Starting with 2013's single
The Rule
,
Shield Patterns
have shown a maturity and sophistication beyond their years. Spacious soundscapes are scattered with trembling piano phrases, skittering beats and waves of warm keys, all shaped into dark, menacing pop songs by Brentnall's bewitching vocals. Their two singles thus far have already caught the ear of
alt-J
and
Dutch Uncles
, both of whom have provided remixes of those singles. Now comes their debut album. Following on from critically-lauded lead single
Dust Hung Heavy
,
Contour Lines
carries the listener deeper into their world. Each track is laden with the kind of dark atmospherics most groups take years to unearth. Here, the fragility of Brentnall's early demos remains, but finds itself imbued with a richness of sound that can only come from studious soul-searching and a cathartic creative process. The vulnerability of her intensely personal lyrics is tempered with highly-processed strings, subby bass-lines, and ambient passages that brood as much as they shimmer. Lines between aesthetic and content are blurred, so that singer and song are intertwined. What's remarkable about
Contour Lines
is how adept the band are at contracting their landscapes as well as expanding upon them. In the largely instrumental "Present State," abrasive electronics cast a claustrophobic shadow across the listener before releasing their grip in subsequent tracks. "WeYouMe" reinstates the album's meditative pace, as the singer reflects against a ghostly backdrop sprinkled with reverb while, elsewhere, layered clarinets compete with discordant drones in "Charon." Each of the album's elements is laid down with the precision of an architect but delivered with the grace of a dancer. And like any good art, repeated rotations reveal different facets.
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