The Berlin pair of Ella Blixt and Robert Kretzschmar isn\u2019t your conventional pop duo. Relying mostly on an electric organ, drums, and their voices, you might think such a combination would result in a thin sound. Though the two definitely take stabs at minimalism, this is actually a pretty full sounding pop disc of sweet harmonies and charming instrumentation that shows a lot of diversity. Of course, when both parties involved are multi-instrumentalists with an endless amount of influences and the ability to avoid all things mundane, you wouldn\u2019t expect any less.<\/p>\n
Quirky, jangly indie pop rarely sounds this interesting. The pair shows a lot of different tones and sounds. The trumpets on \u201cAs Soon As I\u201d might seem like an odd addition, but works well, while the sugary sweet piano work on \u201cOne In A Million\u201d could easily be a hit single.\u00a0 \u201cBring It On\u201d finds the pair cultivating a funk like groove, and they even toss in an obscure cover, the Eleventh Hour\u2019s \u201cThe Team That Never Wins.\u201d<\/p>\n
The manner in which their two voices work together seems so connected, so in tune with one another, it\u2019s inevitable you\u2019ll imagine the two being hopelessly in love if not married. However, in the four years since the last record, Ella and Robert parted ways romantically, and the careful ear can hear this in the subtle sadness buried in the song craft. This is especially so in the second half of the disc, which has a darker tone and is less upbeat and overall more moody.<\/p>\n
A very unassuming and humble effort, this is the sort of disc that you\u2019ll put on not expecting much beyond gentle background music \u2013 something innocuous to play when you have company. But if you really pay attention, it becomes very apparent that there is something really special going on here, a partnership that illuminates sincerity, forthrightness and exceptional indie rock gentleness that leaves the listener mesmerized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":30949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[8843],"rating":[5646],"class_list":["post-42629","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-its-a-musical","rating-rating-a"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42629","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42629"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42629\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42629"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=42629"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=42629"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}