The collective Siúcra cuts a niche in the indie scene uncommon in the burgeoning sphere— weaving mellow sonic tapestries with relevant, impactful songwriting. Their newest endeavor "Rosetta" is a project where they have pushed the creative boundaries yet again, with six tracks that are dense with meaningful words and enchanting instrumentalities.
Based in Galway, the emerging Irish band (their moniker a clever translation of "Sugar") has taken promising strides with a commendable sincerity in musical output. Sometime in 2023, their debut "Travellin' Song" (which serves as the opener for today's EP) came out and ended up receiving thousands of streams on Spotify. This was the first step of several other releases, all of them building up towards the unveiling of "Rosetta." They stand out with a distinctive soundset that freely amalgamates and blurs aspects between folk and indie/alt-rock, rendered unique with the pensive and ardent vocal performances.
"Travellin' Song" greeted us once we pressed play on the EP; the gleaming composition is fulfilled with the satisfying sax flowing beside, as a riveting performance opens up about feeling utterly despondent and solemn in being stuck in the rigidly monotonous and linear flow of life. "Anxiety" grabbed our attention with the hypnagogic soundscape consisting of sparse drumming and glimmering guitars (perhaps inspired by 90s alt-rock), accented with emotional strings, an intense act teeming with moody chord progressions, underscoring the lyrics that revolve around how insanity feels ever so close during bouts of severe melancholia.
"Rollover" is more of a feel-good tune, and the vocals repeatedly claim "Don't worry about me//It's good to be free" (though true feelings of solemnity are aired during the verses). There's a more upbeat propensity to the backbeat, remaining minimal except for the memorable touch of Celtic and bluegrass music with the involvement of fiddle, which continues in "Dead Orchid" as well. This acoustic and bluegrass tune includes the rich timbre from bagpipes; the ruminative and enchanting vocals a cynical yet cogent force in the track. The finishing "All I Am" takes an anthemic alt-rock route, elevating the arrangements with fuzzy, soaring guitars, held aloft over a steady drumming sequence as the yearning and heartbroken performance turns it even more magnetizing.
Listen to "Rosetta" on Spotify, and stay tuned with Siúcra and their upcoming projects on Instagram.
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