A full length lo-fi album driven by static repetitious vocals keyboards and drum beats, "
Minha Gatinha" will lull you into unawares as you surf the web. Reo's distant and distorted vocals resist recognition, much like listening to someone sing in a large, tiled shower. The music will encourage you to sit and drift in your own thoughts or add a whimsical element to a work environment.
Reminiscent of
Broadcast, early
Mirah and even
classic 50's, there's a sense of innocence and purposeful foolishness in the experimental pursuit of identity. However, Reo departs from those who have used similar sounds in her eerie, mystical, and enchanting deliveries and arrangements.
Often, a simple rhythm delivers a supremely natural aesthetic as in "
Tidal Mouth," where the keys recall both ghostly synth and also xylophone. At other times, the lo-fi pop sound is negated, or at least less polished. The raw, ghostly sound of songs like "
Stronger Swimmer" denies as much beauty as it demonstrates.
This is an album that can draw in an audience, perhaps largely because of the intensely personal/voyeuristic nature of her sound. I'm looking forward to future work, which I hope will develop Reo's full potential vocally and in terms of arrangment.
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