Last year’s Lazerians mini-album marked a change in Chris and Laura Coffey’s The Holy Roman Army musical output towards a more upbeat direction. On their newest album One Atom That Was You, the doctor and psychologist brother and sister continue down that path.
While there’s still much atmosphere at play, The vocal melodies are frequently among the highlights on the new 11-track album on tracks ‘Rope’, ‘After The Planes’ and ‘The Nightfallers’. Like their previous material has an intimate approach. It was recorded by at home yet still creates a expansive palette beyond those limits: with trumpets, breakbeats, clipped beats, cinematic strings and digital effects.
I’d love to hear what these guys could do in a studio outside the confines of their home studio, with an outside producer perhaps, seeing as they are clearly adept at making dynamic music in a restricted environment. Absolute highlights for me right now: ‘Upward Only’, ‘Rope’, ‘Fluttering’.
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Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
Beautiful album!