Download: Duchess Leo's "Bloom," An Indietronica Jam Inspired By Karate Kid 2
Yes In My Backyard is a semiweekly column showcasing MP3s from new and emerging local talent.
Since the middle of the '00s, the two members of Brooklyn ambient indietronica blearmasters Duchess Leo have been traveling decidedly different paths: Vocalist Dan Ryan spent years fronting atmospheric indie-rockers the Station Myth, while producer Todd Buchler was pressing up hectic drum 'n' bass dubplates as elusive headknocker Todd Buckler. But together, they are a decidedly cohesive Drizzly Bear, a pair of rainy-day swooners obsessed with churning melodies and bliss-drenched textures. Their debut full-length, Golden Gray (out January 25 on Whale Heart), collects 10 melancholy window-gazers full of uplifting Moby loops, Radioheady hooks, and the sleepytime strum 'n' drone antics of Kranky artists like Benoit Pioulard. First taste "Bloom" is a late-night creeper in the Chris Isaak vein with shivering guitars and drums calling from a cavern of reverb.
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