Released: 2012 (From album Some Were Made Of
Gingerbread)
Today’s free download of
the day comes from Devin Farney, a musician from San Francisco who has played in many SF-based
indie and psychedelic rock bands throughout the years. He is currently the keyboardist
in the popular group The Love Dimension, and has released his own solo material
too, such as last year’s Ventriloquist.
I’m An Alien Too is one of
the tracks from Devin Farney’s new solo album Some Were Made Of Gingerbread,
released not too long ago. The album has been described as “Indie
for electro-sonic junkies, odd-meter enthusiasts, aficionados of lush melody
and thick harmonies, and other subcategories of music dorks.” Which makes
it sound like a very niche record and difficult to get into, but if it’s as
poppy and easy-listening as this track is, it could very well be one of the
best albums of the year.
It’s harsh synth intro gives it a slightly lo-fi
edge, and once the odd sounds of what appears to be metal scraping against
metal introduce themselves, the listener should expect to start thinking just
which direction this track is going to go. But fortunately the instrumentation
suddenly brightens up as if somebody has switched on a light; the synths
produce this beautifully sweet pattern that instantly lights up the dark sounds
of the verse.
I’m An Alien Too has a lot of “out there” elements
within it, but it definitely has that defining element of tranquillity which I
think we all would like to hear. It’s like WALL-E, it’s E.T, it may be
something physically different, but inside it has all of the same wants and
needs we have. It’s great, and absolutely free to download which makes it even
sweeter.
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