Analog Party - Model Youth
L.A.’s Analog Party dropped their new EP, Model Youth, recently. Model Youth was recorded during a two week stint at Echo Zoo Studios, in Eastbourne, UK.
Analog Party | Photo: Giuseppe Asaro
Made up of Animaan Pathak (vocals, guitar, drums) and Charles Horin (bass, guitar), Analog Party previously released two EPs as Dead White Day, playing venues such as The Viper Room and The Satellite.
Now, as Analog Party, the duo unchains six-tracks of cutting-edge rock laced with ‘90s grunge, alt-rock, punk, industrial, and retro flavors from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
According to Animaan Pathak, Analog Party is "a forward thinking band. We love all the classic bands because there is a wealth of influence to take from those artists, but we strive to reinterpret that influence in a way that sounds fresh and exciting by marrying influences from eclectic places - we love everything from thrash metal to ‘60s Italian film soundtracks."
The title track opens the EP, riding muscular guitars full of punk energy and grunge flavors. Pathak’s snarling, rasping tones inject the lyrics with skintight coloration. A driving rhythm travels on potent drums and Horin’s fat, rumbling bass. A searing guitar solo ramps the tune into hyper-drive, followed by a pulsing breakdown.
Pathak’s vocals conjure up reminisces of Chino Moreno, as does the overall harmonic ambience of the track, suffused with intoxicating edgy colors and burnished textures.
“Enemy” opens on potent sonic hues reflecting a kind of Alice In Chains grind that hits with surging impact. Industrial tones from Pathak’s guitar imbue the tune with brawny impetus and hefty, dark colors, as his vocals stream overhead with provocative timbres.
“Ghost In My Head” features stridently glaring sonic colors, along with dreamy alt-rock tones. Pathak’s vocals conjure up reminisces of Chino Moreno, as does the overall harmonic ambience of the track, suffused with intoxicating edgy colors and burnished textures.
“Sunspots” opens on soft cerebral colors flowing into an industrial-lite-flavored alt-rock melody. Gliding colors infuse the tune with lingering melancholy. A shifting breakdown leads into a wailing guitar solo of incandescent intensity.
“Pretty Cross” travels on a stellar rhythm emphasizing a pulsating bass line of cavernous proportions, as sheens of gleaming colors heave and spill overhead. The last track, “Gone,” takes things down a notch, riding shimmering guitars and syncopated percussion. This is a beautiful song, full of tender vocals and a cashmere harmonic flow.
Model Youth is superb. Analog Party blends powerful rhythms, ferocious guitars, and nuanced elements into formidable music.
