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Floryence

Mallard Café

Review by Gary Hill
Floryence is a one-person act. The man behind that act is Jared Gibson. He has given us an intriguing five track EP. There are hard rocking things, more melodic ones, punky moments and artsy sections. This has as much in common with alternative rock as it does with shoegaze. Honestly, if had landed just a little more on that art music, shoegaze side of the equation, I would have probably put this under progressive rock. No matter the classification, though, it’s strong stuff.

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Track by Track Review
Coffee Grinder

There is some cool raw rock sound at play as the guitar starts this off. The track works to sort of an indie alt-rock motif. This is quirky and tasty and has some good hooks. There are hints of shoegaze in the mix here.

Ducks

While there is still a pop edge here, this is much more of a punk rocker. It has some melodic rock elements, too, though. This is like garage rock as an art form.

Tailing Happiness

Artsy elements merge with punk, garage sounds and more on this cool tune. It has a lot of driving rock, but it also drops to a mellower section later.

In Another Life, Mary Jane

There is a dreamy, almost art rock alternative vibe at play here. This just about fits under progressive rock for me. It’s a nice change of pace from the rest of the stuff here. The synthesizer later really adds to that progginess.

Potato Sack Race

Bouncy, quirky and artsy, this is an unusual piece of music. It is another that definitely leans toward prog zones. It’s an entertaining tune and more variety.

 
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