Dignan Porch – Tendrils
Posted by: nick
Tendrils is the debut album from London four-piece Dignan Porch. Clocking in at a refreshingly short 26.9 minutes, this album demands repeated listens and not just due to its snappiness. Its gorgeously laid back, lo-fi bedroom-pop sheen will draw you in again and again.
For Fans Of: Skygreen Leopards, The Warlocks, Veronica Falls.
Some may accuse the album of being devoid of standouts and if that seems so then it’s simply because the whole record flows so quickly and so well as one. In today’s iPod culture with an attention span set to shuffle perhaps an album of this length has more of a shot at being digested as a whole? We doubt it but it’s a nice thought!
The vocals on Tendrils that may at first seem forgettable are, upon further listens, perfectly concise as is the entire album. If we had to pick one thing to champion with Dignan Porch then it’d have to be the guitar sounds. The combination of strummed acoustic and understated psych-tinged electric gets us every time.
For your sampling pleasure find ‘Like It Was’ and the band’s debut single ‘On A Ride’ from a previous post. Surely a contender for debut of the year you can pick up Tendrils digitally now and pre-order the more tangible formats from Rough Trade.
