Exhilarating experimental art-rock.

To sound pioneers Voka Gentle, even the most magical machines are a means to an end. The band, made up of twins Ellie and Imogen Mason, along with Imogen’s husband, William J Stokes, are a family band in the truest sense. Whilst they started out as a folk trio, their new album 'Domestic Bliss' is an album of throat-grabbing, avant-garde indie rock songs studded with eccentric choices: a synth with its keys jammed, playing a tune of its own making; field recordings – Morris dancers, motorbikes – captured on binaural headphones.

'Domestic Bliss' is concerned with power: the abuse of it, being on the cusp of it, and what it really means. The album is teaming with imaginary people in picaresque scenes that reveal the band’s rich cultural storehouse.

The songs draw on history, literature, everyday life and pop culture references (specifically 'Jude Law’s 1995 Vogue cover'), with tracks 'Cheddar Man' reflecting on climate change and prehistory and 'Creon I' tracing the unease of authority through the lens of Greek mythology.

The album folds intimacy into scale, from phone-recorded vocals and samples of breath to heavy, tribal electronics in grand acoustic spaces. The result is a beautifully refined record full of earworms, hooks and grooves.

“Hard to classify and even harder not to love” – Uncut
“Ambition and self-assured daring” – MOJO
“immersive, hypnotic….marvellous” – Clash
“a clear knack for samples ... these guys are songwriting purists” – The Independent
“A rare trio of extremely talented multi-instrumentalists” – The Line of Best Fit

RIYL: Alternative, experimental pop, art rock, eccentric auteurism (XTC, Talking Heads, Animal Collective)

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