Release Date: October 25th 2024. Record Label: The Lasting Dose Records. Format: CD/DD/Vinyl
Melting Face - Track Listing:
1.Intro 02:03
2.Oort Cloud 05:07
3.White Noise 03:55
4.The Drummer 04:20
5.Exit Dream 03:43
6.Gray Hay 04:10
7.Dusty Mush 03:19
8. Melting Face 04:53
9.Spiral Streaming 05:06
Members
Bass & Vocals – Sophie Tritschler
Guitars & Vocals – Sebastian Laudage
Drums, Percussions & Vocals – Moritz Ermen-Bausch (DAEVAR)
Review
Melting Face is the new album from Psych/Garage/Post-Rock/Noise Rock collective Peach Melba and it’s a refreshing change of pace from rising underground label The Lasting Dose Records who normally deal in heavier affair such as GRIN, EARTHSHIP, CAFFEINE and DAEVAR (who drummer Moritz Ermen-Bausch is a member of).
Peach Melba plays music closely associated with bands such as The Pixies, Ty Segal and bands from the legendary Detroit Garage Rock scene though there’s much to admire at how delicately different and strange the band’s music actually becomes. As they play with a vintage Garage Rock sound with fuzzy dynamics that airs on the cautious side of 1960’s Rock Rebellion and a classic 1970’s Hard Rock sound that allows the album to be quite multi-layered and organic at the same time.
This album doesn’t have a cohesive narrative with Peach Melba just playing whatever they conjure up magically out of thin air even when the melody is bittersweet before changing into a heavier Shoegaze style of music which comes across the whole album especially within the opening tracks of Intro, Oort Cloud, White Noise and The Drummer.
With each member providing superb vocals, Peach Melba are always striving for a daring sound of their own making which aligns the band more closely to the Punk Rock scene especially with their hardworking creative achievements becoming more gloriously OVER THE TOP on the later stages of the album. I can even detect traces of Stoner Rock when the band switches to a classic style of Psychedelic Rock merged with seedy FUZZY guitars. The band become slightly obsessive wit the 1980’s and 1990’s Alt Rock scene within the heavier parts of Melting Face with an expressive form of Post-Rock and Noise Rock keeping everything grounded within tracks such as: The Drummer, Exit Dream, Dusty Mush and standout title track of Melting Face.
The Lasting Dose Records mastermind Jan Oberg (EARTHSHIP and GRIN) once again helps out with recording, mixing and mastering duties. Jan never disappoints on that score with any of the projects I’ve heard him become part of over the last few years and it’s good to see Jan working on something vastly different to what he’s ultimately known for.
Melting Face is one of the most fast-paced, freshest and hippest records you’ll hear this year with Peach Melba delivering their own blend of no-nonsense style of Hard Rock that oozes CLASS from start to finish.
Words by Steve Howe
Thanks to The Lasting Dose Records and Against PR for the promo.
Melting Face is available to buy now on CD/DD/Vinyl via The Lasting Dose Records.
Links
https://www.instagram.com/peachmelba.band
https://youtu.be/jDhesI6uPwA?si=G7wyCRe_N4Pa7d-X
