Forty Six Minutes, Twelve Seconds Of Music is just what it says on the cover. However, it is not as straight forward as it seems. There is quite possibly a whole load more going on as you innocently press play.
This is the debut from New York based alt-rock band Jolly who last year released a demo called The Revolutionary Cult. That set the scene for Jolly’s style of richly layered instrumentation, catchy melody, and driving grooves.
Jolly is Anadale’s guitar/vocals, keyboardist Joe Reilly, Mike Rudin's bass, and drummer Louis Abramson. Together they list bands such as Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Muse, and Tool as being their main sources of inspiration. With that in mind I ventured in to explore.
However, by the time it was over there was, perhaps, more on my mind than I had originally anticipated. You see Jolly claim to have used binaural tones hidden within the tracks which, I am informed on their website, are ‘various forms of brain wave stimulation’. Let’s face it we could all use a little of that on a Monday morning.
They are, apparently, ‘scientifically proven to enrich feelings of happiness, focus, creativity, and relaxation through inaudible changes in audio frequencies.’ The band claim that a blast through the album will ‘greatly enhance the listening experience, drawing listeners deeper into the world of Jolly’.
So have I been busy subconsciously tripping along to some brain wave stimulation? I’m not sure, but what I do know is that this is a nicely packaged, eclectic album that displays some excellent musicianship and is crammed full of imaginative ideas.
Ranging from textured layers of soundscape atmospherics to soaring guitars it impressively introduces Jolly. With that scientific stuff going on it could leave you feeling just like the bands name itself.
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