Save a slow dance for Silver Swans at Thursday’s Popscene, sharing the bill with Brooklyn’s The Hundred in the Hands. Silver Swans’ dark, dream-pop lullabies are the project of DJ producer Jon Waters and songwriter Ann Yu. The duo likes to record late night and it’s heard in the ethereal, bedroom sound of the "Secrets" EP. Together they marry synth and low-fi with Portishead-style distorted female vocals, feedback, piano, loops, and rhythm noises. The upbeat remixes will warrent more than a slow dance while covers such as The National’s “Anyone’s Ghost” show off Silver Swans’ ability to leave its signature moody mark on any song.
-Whitney Phaneuf
Silver Swans – Anyone’s Ghost (The National Cover) by silverswans