Sun’s Signature

Partisan • 2022

Sun’s Signature is a 5 track EP of music by Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) and Damon Reece (Spiritualized, Echo & the Bunnymen, Lupine Howl). Sun’s Signature, who essentially put their previous label 4AD on the map in the cumulative past endeavors of Fraser and Reece, brings a myriad of veteran artists into the studio that contribute to this release’s particular wall of sound. Appearances such as Thighpaulsandra (Spiritualized, Coil) on keyboards and Steve Hackett (Genesis) on guitars. Glissando vocals by Fraser and ghostly soundscapes manifested by bending guitars and layered instrumentation make this album enjoyable with meta-modern modalities that harken to an almost Victorian or Georgian Era. Golden Age of radio and broadway tonalities wrapped in the euphoric recall of the 70’s prog and topped with deconstructivism of 80’s and 90’s alt rock. Sun’s Signature stands the tests of time with new breaths of innovation that serve as a complimentary buttress to the artists’ formal gothic, ethereal, and dream pop foundations.

8/10