The Fool – Warpaint’s Splashing Colors
by Mike
What’s the matter? / You hurt yourself? / Opened your eyes and there was someone else? / Now I’ve got you in the undertow.
I fell hard for Los Angeles four-piece girl group Warpaint because of lyrics like that. Yes, they’re stylish and attractive but the provocative whispers (such as in “Undertow”) told to listeners by singer-guitarists Emily Kokal and Theresa Wayman are what really have you. The album’s recording has a submerged in water tone and the tracks only get darker and deeper the farther into The Fool you dive. The band possesses a mysterious, sensually psychedelic energy that travels through your body and onto far off places of their song crafting and signature sounds. The music moves from drone rock to dream pop to electronica and even ballad territory with the alluring “Baby”- a song with a bizarrely familiar feeling. Between these different styles, you’ll find their striking formula best in the creation “Warpaint”- a self-titled track that pulls together the record’s many shades. The Fool gives you limited breathing room until the album comes to a close. It’s an abyss of emotions – hiding in many layers, yearning to be discovered – and a successful projection of the genre. Bands are built up from all directions these days and on many occasions I find myself immensely let down by the “buzz album.” Warpaint surpasses all propaganda and brilliantly paints a satisfying debut!
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