Palm Haze Brings an Emotional Weightiness to the Ethereal Fuzz and Drone of “Almost Soon”

PalmeHaze1_lg — Palm Haze, image courtesy the artists

Palm Haze’s melding of ethereal vocals and distorted drones on “Almost Soon” may remind some listeners of how Medicine could come across like a blend of Bailter Space’s fuzzy and urgent space rock drone and Band of Susans at their most minimal and gently crushing. The song keeps to a similar pace throughout but because of the modulation in tone and melody alongside the introspective and enigmatic vocals and phased and hypnotic yet driving fuzz the song has a surprising emotional weightiness. At one point the song’s noisiness drops off into a purely delicate, downtempo vocals and undistorted guitar tone. This dynamic of the song as well as how the short expansive bursts of synth toward the end are emblematic of the chorus of “It’s okay” as a mantra of hope for the end of a tough time that has gone on too long and will end, almost soon. And, with any luck, soon enough. Listen to the song on Soundcloud and follow Palm Haze at the links below. Also, look for the album Rêve Bleu due out August 30 on YHS Records.