Captured Tracks US Vinilo y CD

Review: Brooklyn imprint Captured Tracks score another hit with the self titled debut album from Soft Metals. Formed of boyfriend and girlfriend Ian Hicks and Patricia Hall, there's a clear chemistry between the Portland two that transcends through to the music brilliantly on this ten track set. It would take a stern soul not to be enchanted from the moment Hall's voice rises over the hazy synthscapes conjured by Hicks on opening track "Psychic Driving". From here on in, Soft Metals revel in a sound that crosses a referential glance at East European synth wave with sly nods to cinematic references and the doctrines of Carl Sagan. Most crucial however is how the music sounds - with each track measuring Hall's voce perfectly over glistening synthwork and intricately effective drums.