You know those moments at about 4 in the morning after a long night partying. Everyone is sat around chilling out, half-asleep? Conversation is generally stilted with the odd giggle thrown in. ‘Weekends’ is the perfect soundtrack for that time of morning, particularly with a blazing sunrise (not that we get this very often in the UK!).
PacificUV are a band dealing with soundscapes which are stately and ambient. The music floats over you like an otherworldly dream while little stabs of electronica prevent you from completely falling asleep. Mix this in with some pure pop and you have dream-pop at its best. ‘Weekends’, the new release from PacificUV builds on their previous work by embracing this pop element giving their songs a much more commercial edge. That is to say, in a perfect world they would be the soundtrack of the top 40. Never going to happen but hey, we can all dream.
Dreaming provides a theme for ‘Weekends’ with it mentioned in three songs. These songs, named after the days of the weekend, give the sense of a journey happening; albeit a journey of very strange circumstances. At any given moment in between this triptych of “bookends” you can be hit with the full-on pop of ‘Funny Girl’, the majestic ambience of ‘High’ or droning electronic psychedelia such as ‘Be My Only Shallow Love’. There is just enough variety to stop the album feeling stilted.
File this album alongside your worn copy of ‘Screamadelica’ and soundtrack your early weekend mornings to it. ‘Weekends’ is a beautiful album quite unlike anything that is around at the moment. A real treat for your ears.
Released on January 31st through Mazarine Records; pre-order a variety of formats on their Bandcamp.
Posted by Martyn Coppack
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