If you're not too familiar with the music of DKANDLE quite yet, then let us be among the first to introduce you, as the band has recently released several singles that cross the spectrum of grunge, shoegaze, alternative rock, and more.
"Kinda Hard To Find" is an absolutely massive track, especially with the sonically driving guitar tones that breed in engulfing and invasive tonality.
This is part of the staple sound of the band. I love it because, again, they blend together this heavy sort of grunge feel along with that vast undertone that you get from shoegaze, and the vocals add to the vastness as they're smooth and distant, drenched in reverb and adding a different layer and texture to the track itself.
There's also a clean guitar that gives a riff overlaying some of the heavier guitars, so you have those layers as well breeding a bigger atmosphere altogether.
This was a fun track and when it gets super heavy, that fat, thick, fuzz tone distortion sound really takes over and wraps itself around you keeping you right where it wants to.
I love the fact that you can get engulfed in a song like this because of that shoegaze element. It feels big and expansive.
What's cool is that under all of this, you have some vocal hooks, and the chorus of the song is a big part of what sticks in your brain for a long time after the song has ended.
Another track is called "Under The Effect", which is a song that also breeds some of that staple feel I mentioned earlier. It is vast and expansive but with a heavy tonality that reminds you of bands from the underground '90s alternative rock scene.
One of the aspects I love about this track is that it breaks down into softer sections that act almost like the calm before the storm.
Both of these tracks are released on an EP with the same title. Under the Effect.
The energy levels of these songs make it feel like these guys recorded these live on the floor, and everyone involved was feeding off of each other's energy the entire time.
This is part of why the songs feel like they are alive and breathing in their own right.
The tracks boast a beautiful blend of color and edginess, which is something you don't get often, so when it comes along, it's quite refreshing.
You can tell these songs come from and band with a real love for their craft, and when I say that I don't just mean playing instruments or singing, I mean writing songs together that create a unique and particular atmosphere that you can fall right into and be engulfed by.
Once you're in these atmospheres, you don't really want to leave.
These are songs I suggest you listen to because if you're a fan of grunge or shoegaze, you're going to fall in love with these right away.
They don't hold anything back in terms of gigantic sonic tonalities and drives that come crashing in like waves of sound, and I grew up with stuff like this, so I automatically loved it as it gave me little bouts of nostalgia here and there.
The third track is called "The Heart Knows" which takes you into a world all its own.
These guys nailed the aesthetic they were going for and did so with a powerful approach that showed all the different sides to how they build songs.
Listening to these loud or with headphones on is the best way to go. Again, these songs have layers and depth to them so that the vastness in the underbelly of the tracks is best picked up surrounded by the tones.
Listening with headphones or loudly in a car can give you the right kind of space to soak these songs in the way they were meant to be.
Check out all of these tracks out and keep your eye out for DKANDLE.
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