Tune in on Wednesday, May 20th at 8am to hear Maltodextrin‘s recent conversation with Verity Susman and Matthew Simms of the Canterbury, UK based band, MEMORIALS.
Written, performed, recorded, and mixed entirely by the duo, All Clouds Bring Not Rain was made largely in a barn studio deep in the woods of southwestern France, a setting that seeps into the album’s sense of freedom and experimentation. The result is a record that feels like an unearthed lost classic: melodic yet unconventional, intimate yet expansive.
Drawing from folk, dub, post-punk, experimental tape music, ’60s soul, garage rock, spiritual jazz, and Canterbury prog, MEMORIALS fold their influences into a sound that’s wholly their own, imagine Nico fronting Can with David Axelrod in the control room (at least for a moment or two). Verity’s unadorned, instantly memorable vocals anchor the songs, while Matthew’s adventurous production opens them up into unexpected terrain.
Following a period spent composing the soundtrack to an acclaimed Kate Bush documentary and a U.S. tour with Stereolab, All Clouds Bring Not Rain captures MEMORIALS at their most confident and exploratory, a richly detailed, immersive album that rewards deep listening.
