Okay, this post is going to involve a lot of copying and pasting on my part, but work with me here. The main thing you need to know about ††† (Crosses) is that it's the electro-rock side project of Chino Moreno (from Deftones!) and the guitarist from Far and a guy without any previous band. There we go. It's good music, of course, and it almost sounds like a modern take on nineties rock music to me. Their self-titled album came out this year, their first full-length studio album, mind you, and it's chock-full of catchy ambient bits and pieces.
"†elepa†hy" does sound a little bit like it could be found on a Deftones album, maybe with more electric guitar and less keyboard work, but it's still deep-rooted in electronic rock. It's soft, but it's a mysterious little bugger that could definitely be in a movie, serving as a track to be played during a set-up-the-big-plan montage. "†his is a †rick" is less Deftones influence and more indie-electro (no wonder these guys were a hit on Rcrd Lbl back in the day). This track ups the mysteriousness factor, but also makes use of some more electric guitar and builds to something stronger. So on one hand, you have something a little more classic and familiar if you're a Deftones fan, but you also have something different to work with too, for the adventurous souls. As well, these are only two tracks from an album of fifteen, so who knows what you'll make of the rest of the album...?
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