HEARTBEAT HOTEL play the Silver Dollar tonight (Thursday, March 10) at 10 pm as part of CMW. See listing. Rating: NNN
Heartbeat Hotel made a wise decision in giving away their last LP, Fetus Dreams. With a sound reminiscent of über-hip bands like Animal Collective and Braids, the only thing standing between them and the indie zeitgeist was a lack of ears.
But while that album lacked cohesion by throwing together a bunch of critic-courting signifiers, their short follow-up EP goes in one direction: hazy, meditative psych-pop. The result is an effective united suite of songs rather than a haphazard collection of loose ends.
Clocking in at under 15 minutes, it’s more a glimpse at where they’re going than a sign that they’ve arrived, but it’s still nice to see the evolution.
Top track: Seeing Spots