Releasing via London mavericks Big Richard Records – the label that put out the first Man/Woman/Chainsaw releases no less – London-via-Oxford’s Lost Lyra are typically serene and momentous on new single ‘Three Letters’.
Plucking the fragilities out of midwest emo and plunging them deep into soapy soak of contemporary shoegaze introversion – even the heavier, chord-thrashing moments here don’t feel so heavy at all; it’s as if these sounds are forged from lily pads, clouds or moulted peacock feathers rather than your conventional electricity and wires.
Delivering a music that is withdrawn and comforting; that is charged with mystery yet shines a soft guiding beacon, Lost Lyra are a band that keep their heads down, intent solely on conjuring their fragile delicacies, and inviting us to join.
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