RATING: 4 out of 5
Aster, an Austin-based duo named after an imaging instrument on a NASA satellite floating above us, pulls out a huge, layered sound on their debut, Suitcase Sessions EP. This band weaves catchy, melodic indie pop a la The Flaming Lips and even Coldplay mixed with a shoegazer sensibility that brings a more “underground” artisticness to their sound. Though there is only two of these guys, Tim Husmann on drums and keys and Bryan Ellis on vocals and guitar, they achieve their thick sound by building up layers of keyboards, synthesizers, beat machines, samplers and other electronic gadgetry (housed in a suitcase no less). The bouncing rhythms and complex drum patterns keep you moving throughout the album while the reflective lyrics suck you in.
– anatol ziege
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