I can’t say that I know how long Lemondaze have been around. It might be forever and it might be yesterday but, no matter, for Lemondaze are a band that knows what time it isn’t and “Subtext” duly ticks with an endearing amount of confidence.
Their sound is akin the European post rock but without the intellectualised musical constructs and those expected components have duly been replaced by a resurrection of the shoegaze sound that is further topped with the kind of lost in reverb female vocals generally affiliated with the dream pop genre. It’s all about textures when it comes down to it and Lemondaze prove themselves more than capable of deep diving into that conceptual tunnel that is forever filled with glorious reverb, cascading guitars and the memories of the glorious days when bands were allowed to be bands rather than just products. Yes, it could be said that their sound that is one that is familiar yet their take on regenerating the sound of the past is altogether more dramatic than could be realistically expected in these plastic times.
If this band dematerialised in a basement whilst I was mad with the drink, they would immediately become my new favourite band. “Subtext” has five songs that sound like they should mean something and, while I’ve no idea what that something might be, I nonetheless want to find out.