Fountain - Fountain 2
Independent
When dissonance meets clarity, there lies the tension. This is precisely where Victoria’s Fountain hang their hats on their sophomore release, aptly titled Fountain 2. It is a collection of krauty post-punk jams recorded primarily in the murky depths of an analogue recording studio. Opening track “Upset Sea Shells” begins with an angular jig, courtesy of drummer Laura Jeffrey’s ability to exercise restraint and buoyancy. A playful guitar line repeats itself to a maddening point where it all begins to shatter, lead by an arpeggiated sawtooth synthesizer. On “V8T3Y6,” the band collectively shout out their own postal code, à la Joy Division’s “Warsaw” in a cheeky manner, as the song opens up to a bouncy post-punk confection with a wonderful happy-sad chorus about life and stress.
Much like their contemporaries Freak Heat Waves, Slam Dunk and Dada Plan, Fountain flourish in a scene that has carved out its own petroglyphs in the West Coast Sound as they continue to define their own.
All ratings out of five
3.5/5
