Liberally samples the patchwork crazy quilt of records under WB’s tutelage, shows conclusively and inexpensively that EC in the ’90s is every bit the eccentric.
At times beautiful and otherworldly, at times neo-psychedelic pop rock drivel, Astral Park have moments that reach further than most unsigned bands would dare.
Singer Dominique Durand add some interest with her British-trained Frenglish, as when she sings, “Eet ees a queek ahnd painless death.” So sweet and powdery.
Powdery, girl-woman vocals drive deep into voluptuous minor chords, evoking something of Elastica, an element of Garbage, and a good measure of Eurythmics.