The London pop artist Sam Frankl, aka Be No Rain, turns in a very focused and intricate debut album here. The sounds of the early ’80s as well as today’s version of electro-pop are present and appreciated. Frankl is\u00a0 a songwriter who embraces both a nostalgic and eclectic approach. He spent time DJing in exotic countries, which also factors into his charming mashing of worldly music. <\/p>\n
\u201cDeadweight\u201d starts the listen with a soulful pop approach that will get your fingers snapping and body moving to the atmospheric opener, which continues to the playful synth of the sleek electro-pop setting that is \u201cKnow Better.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other tracks on the first half include the percussively strong and club-friendly \u201cMan To A Woman,\u201d while \u201cHolding Hands In Plastic Gloves\u201d is a lush and memorable step into dreamy territory. \u201cMedia Luna,\u201d the highlight from this portion, brings ambience and piano to a bare but impactful environment that’s minimal yet quite intriguing. <\/p>\n
The back half of the listen leads with \u201cI Will Call You From Where I Land,\u201d where breathy vocals and an eccentric approach give it a mysterious quality. The single \u201cAll Night, Right?,\u201d the best track across the entire listen, then displays a perfect medium between indie rock and synth-pop, where manipulated vocals and charming bass work won’t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n
\u201cCall Back,\u201d a deep track, would seem right at home on the soundtrack to a Pretty In Pink<\/i> remake; much style and creativity is aglow in Be No Rain’s retro-friendly vision. <\/p>\n
Strawberry Backstory<\/i> \u00a0is a record that could suit a night rollerskating under a disco ball in 1980 just as it could an evening at any dance club in any major city today. Be No Rain easily stands out in a large pool of synth-pop outfits that exist today, and this album is a fantastic starting point to what will likely become an esteemed career. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":34248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[10613],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-46081","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-be-no-rain","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46081","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=46081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/46081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=46081"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=46081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}