Inspired by film noir Adrianna Krikl’s new EP The Shadow Lounge is a trio of tracks that layer textured rhythm, echoing trumpet processed almost into abstract atmospheres and harmonic synth backdrops that give each song a baseline mood of suspense and mystery lurking beneath the surface with a touch of menace. Which is what you want when evoking the kind of noir that David Lynch seemed to execute so well over the course of his filmmaking from Blue Velvet onward. The title track sets that expectation and “A Memory of Tomorrow” would suit well Jim Jarmusch’s own adventures into noir with a song imbued with more forward momentum and electronic strings evoking an exotic setting and sensibility. Violins streak with a tense urgency across a slow roiling wave of a dynamic in the rhythm and you feel like something ominous is quickly approaching. Concluding track “Fading Lights” is more ethereal in its orchestration of dark things afoot. Like the listener is wading through the aftermath of the skulduggery suggested by the earlier tracks. The spectral winds blow through the song and the threads of tone ripple and drift slowly into a hazy infinity. Listen to The Shadow Lounge on Spotify and follow Adrianna Krikl at the links provided.
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