When “Sad Pisces” by aeonatan gets off the ground you feel like you’re in for a solid garage rock song but it quickly progresses into something more sonically ambitious and expansive. The crunchy and driving guitar takes on drifty atmospherics like something The Gordons or Bailter Space might have done but then when Jonatan Stenfor’s understated yet luminously melodic vocals step back the more garage rock aspect comes back to the fore as the full-on sheets of sound clear only to reassert itself soon enough. The final break toward the end of the song finds the vocals swimming in light, spacious psychedelia like a moment suspended in time and the headlong flow of the song that carries us to the end with rapid pulsing guitar work into a droning fadeout. The song’s unconventional structure and masterful use of unexpected layers of melody really give it an immersive quality that’s more creative than simply tapping into established genre tropes. Listen to “Sad Pisces” on Spotify and follow aeonatan at the links provided. Look for aeonatan’s debut album nihil due out in 2024.
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