The Daily Spin, April 12
CLANN | Seelie
Welcome back to the Daily Spin, the series in which I review 365 albums during 2023.
Each album will be given a rating on a scale from 0 to 10. You can look at the entire set here. Additionally, you can check out a list of my favorite song from each album right here.
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Album: Seelie (2017)
Artist: CLANN
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If you told me that I’d be reviewing a cinematic electronica album, I’d probably have tilted my head a little bit, shrugged, and moved on with my day. If you’d have told me I’d be rating it this well… well, that may have gotten me to stop in my tracks.
It’s not that this isn’t a good recipe - cinematic music is among my favorites, and though the front half of the year has been sparse on orchestral compositions to this point, I can promise that we’ll be including more of them going forward. Electronic music, as well, is some of my favorite to listen to, especially the sparser downtempo beats that CLANN exemplifies so well with everything they create.
Further research reveals that CLANN is a collective, working on a feature film - and with that, the last piece falls into place, as this seems very much like the type of music that engages a film brilliantly, playing support with sweeping strings, hauntingly spare vocals, and the gentle beats of whatever the one lofi chick on YouTube has been listening to for the last five years.
It’s one part downtempo glory, another part epic fantasy, and one wholly joyous experience.
Rating: 9.0/10
Best Tracks: Once Again; Caves
Worst Tracks: Closer