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season of strangers‘ “Yellow Moon” is a brief burst of retro indie rock, recalling at times both the crooked fuzz of Archers of Loaf and Superchunk and the flanger pedal-drenched dreaminess of Cocteau Twins and the Cure. High-pitched voices lay low in the mix beneath a block of synths, drums and distorted guitars. I can’t really make out any of the lyrics, but the melodies cut through, making “Yellow Moon” a perfectly viable answer to the question “what do you mean by ‘noise pop’?” On the basis of this song alone, the band seems to fit nicely alongside Seattle-area shoegaze bands like Black Nite Crash and Vibragun. While season of strangers is new to Ball of Wax, many of the members came from the now seemingly-defunct Bandolier, who appeared on Ball of Wax 35.
You can see season of strangers live at the Ball of Wax 39 release show at Conor Byrne on Saturday, March 7th.