Do you like a little noise in your synth-pop? A little synth in your noise-pop? Then hit up Scherzo because they’ve managed to forge an incredibly unique and interesting sound. Not afraid of a little dissonance, Scherzo combines upbeat rhythms with precise and contrasting harmonies between guitar and synthesizer. "All I know is all I used to know," sings Robert Karpay, a composer from Baltimore whose lyrics seem to take the form of some disconnected surrealist nightmare. Incredibly atmospheric, listening to their newest EP feels like falling through a tunnel of synth pop/post-punk hysteria. The stand out track on their latest EP is also the most melancholic and out of place: “Taco Trees” (streaming) is a song that we’re not really sure makes sense to us at the moment, but the self-explanatory concept is enough to catch our ear so we’ll let it slide. You can stream the EP here and catch their live set at the Gigawatts Festival this weekend, or at another Gigawatts hosted show at The Silent Barn on July 30th – Jake Saunders (Photo: Gustavo Ponce)
