Sea Of Orchids – Changing Lights

“Changing Lights” is one of the singles from Sea Of Orchids‘ debut full-length “D I V E,” released on November 3rd last year. It’s a perfect introductory piece into the music of this exceptional Exeter-based duo. Soundwise, the Sea Of Orchids explore many different but complementary music genres to illustrate such rich and luxurious sonic imagery. Perhaps dream pop comes to mind first, but you’ll notice how some other styles found their way into this sonic equation. They borrowed some of the finest properties from shoegaze, post-punk, post-rock, folk rock, synthwave, synth pop, and other similar music genres. Therefore, these experimentations with many additional elements resulted in such a mesmerizing composition that will suit anyone even remotely into cleverly multilayered, wisely constructed, flawlessly recorded, and produced music.

As soon as you press play, you’ll hear how much time and ideas these folks invested into their music. “Changing Lights” is like an illustrious musical universe built upon tastefully arranged orchestrations. Every instrumentation has its place and purpose, ensuring nothing but a marvelous listening experience. The outstanding vocal performance serves as a centerpiece, stealing the show from the remaining elements that make this piece so divine. You’ll notice how the skillful balancing between low, mid, and high notes emphasizes all the segments and instrumentations with such ease while simultaneously guiding your ears from scratch to finish. These vocal harmonies are partially responsible for such a catchy, hypnotic, addictive sound. In the meantime, the guitars resonate with magnificent riffs and chord progressions, serving as a perfect backdrop for all the vocal articulations. The synths come as an additional layer, serving leads, themes, melodies, and harmonies, and adding more complexity to an already luxurious sound.

Of course, the duo also thought about the rhythm section, so you’ll hear how the equally complex, vividly hearable, warm-sounding basslines offer more than necessary heaviness, clarity, and depth while simultaneously binding all the mentioned instrumentations with drums. The drumming performance dictates groove and tempo by offering wisely arranged beats, breaks, fills, and other percussive acrobatics. These rhythmic sequences also keep the remainder of the instrumentations in line, ensuring they all sound perfectly in time. Sea Of Orchids thought about everything while working on this particular track. The song structure carries many segments where all the vocal, sonic, and rhythmic performances sound like a charm, making “Changing Lights” worth repeating over and over again. These folks will be right up your alley if you’re looking for complex, multilayered sonic experience. Their music breaks all the rules and shapeshift boundaries, so Sea Of Orchids deserve your utmost attention. Do not miss “Changing Lights.” The single and the album are available on their Bandcamp page.