Ultramarine
Montreal’s Young Galaxy takes inspiration from the ‘80s heyday of romantic synth-pop on its fourth album, *Ultramarine*. This collection builds on the strengths of 2011’s *Shapeshifting*, once again tapping Swedish producer Dan Lissvik to give the tracks a polished luster. Young Galaxy may have turned away from the effects-laden guitars and organic drums of its earlier days in favor of oscillating keyboards and programmed beats, but the results are anything but cold and robotic. Vocalist Catherine McCandless projects a stately yet vulnerable presence that fits the album\'s nostalgic mood. The first single, “Pretty Boy,” sets *Ultramarine*’s tone with defiantly idealistic lyrics and a rippling techno groove. Themes of furtive love and fleeting good times lend tracks like “New Summer” and “Privileged Poor” a bittersweet pang without descending into the maudlin. Young Galaxy gets creative with its rhythms, veering from the slightly askew tropical strains of “Fall for You” to the crisp British Invasion pulse of “Fever” and the *Let’s Dance*–era Bowie funk of “Out the Gate Backward.” Finely wrought and as tender as a bruise.
Studio's Dan Lissvik once again produces for the Canadian starburst electro-pop band, rendering their fluroescent synths and Balearic rhythms clean without being clinical, and making their heady, romantic, high stakes lyrical world three-dimensional.
Studio's Dan Lissvik once again produces for the Canadian starburst electro-pop band, rendering their fluroescent synths and Balearic rhythms clean without being clinical, and making their heady, romantic, high stakes lyrical world three-dimensional.
With their third record, 2011’s Shapeshifting, it seemed Montreal fivesome Young Galaxy had hit their stride after a rather…
With their third record, 2011’s Shapeshifting, it seemed Montreal fivesome Young Galaxy had hit their stride after a rather…
Review Of the new album from Montreal based Young Galaxy 'Ultramarine'. The album was electronic producer Dan Lissvik (Studio), in his Gothenburg, Sweden
Review Of the new album from Montreal based Young Galaxy 'Ultramarine'. The album was electronic producer Dan Lissvik (Studio), in his Gothenburg, Sweden