LP - Black Vinyl.
Limerick-born Elaine Malone has been a stalwart of the Cork music scene for over a decade now. Pyrrhic marks a sea change in Malone’s artistic journey. Recorded by Cathal MacGabhann of The Altered Hours, the album brings together the talents of long-time collaborator Sam Clague (Crying Loser), James Christie (The Bonk) and Ruairi Dale.
The album showcases a vast array of influences. Opening track ‘Open Season’ seemingly sets the tone, with its kaleidoscopic, shimmering guitars and steady rhythm, building to a wall of noise in the track’s latter moments. This is seamlessly followed by the spiralling lead lines of ‘Dark Rooms’ and the shoegaze-heavy ‘Moontread’, a melodic and emotional high-point for the album. The dense layers of My Bloody Valentine-esque glide guitar allow Malone’s measured soprano to soar. (Headstruff.com)
Tracklist:
A1. Open Season
A2. Dark Rooms
A3. Moontread
A4. The Hunger
A5. My Baby's Dead
B1. Eat Out Of Your Hand
B2. Stupid Hipster
B3. Sin-Eater
B4. Nothing Is Real