The First Eloi’s latest single “Neverland” from its forthcoming, debut full length continues its fusion of noisy post-punk and shoegaze spaciousness. There is a momentum to the song in which the warmly ethereal vocals seem to dance about in the mix like a figure in a gritty, luminous fog buoyed by sustained low end rumble. In that haze is a spindly melodic guitar figure that seems to hold the tune together before it concludes with a shudder like a door closing on a secret realm as suggested by the song title and the song’s references to Tinkerbell and days seeming to stretch on longer than they would in normal life. Maybe this is a song about hanging with Peter Pan and crew but perhaps more a metaphor of making a life that feels like it is elevated and magical and imbued with a significance that isn’t there when mundane concerns dominate. Given the name of the band is a reference to H.G. Wells’ 1895 classic novel The Time Machine and its Utopian people the Eloi who lead an idyllic life with supported by a dark secret. Listen to “Neverland” on Spotify and follow The First Eloi at the links below.
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