Australian psychedelic folk-rock outfit Meadow Argus announced the release of their upcoming EP “Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” on Friday the 13th of January.
“Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” is Meadow Argus’s debut release, written and recorded in 2021 during the covid pandemic lockdown, and the songs on this 7-track EP all revolve around various personal issues that happened during the lockdown disruption.
The EP prominently features synths of different shapes and colors, acoustic guitars, electric ones, and even strings. “Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” almost sounds like the slow psychedelic ambiance of indie bands like Cigarettes After Sex or Beach House but taken up a notch.. or two.. or three notches.
The seven tracks on “Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” sound like a collection of influences that fuse together and each track is distilled into its own unique form and personality on this esoteric journey as a listener goes through each one.
Another contributing factor for why each track has its own personality is that each one literally features a different personality! There’s a total of six vocalists on “Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” (at least the ones I could count), which makes every track unique and fresh, going from one to the next.
Jevan Cole is the creative mastermind behind the project, and his multi-instrumental and production work on “Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” is what ties all of the tracks together, as he composed, recorded, mixed, and mastered the entirety of “Dancing Through A Slow Apocalypse” in his home studio, with the help of Seamus Kirkpatrick.
My personal favorite tracks “Tiny Flames”, “Sleep” and “Dance With Me” from the EP highlight the versatility of Meadow Argus, and it’s exciting to hear what creative avenues this new outfit is willing to explore in the future.