Island

Brilliant, prickly meeting between The Raincoats Ana Da Silva and enigmatic Japanese vocalist Phew, who pursue a tempestuous mix of avant-garde vocals and variegated electronic backdrops, from post-punk rhythmic noise to lysergic, outernational ambience. A gripping mood is set by the shared stoicism and subtle playfulness of these two cult punk icons. Each song was collectively composed by both Ana and Phew, who exchanged files via email. At times, Island evokes the sinister throb of Phews recent Light Sleep album (which in turn recalls Suicide). Islands logic is one of wise minimalism. There is a feeling of discovery that will be familiar to Raincoats fansa sense of poetry and inquisitiveness, of intuition and invention, of new languages taking shape, Ana da Silva is a founding member and songwriter of the pioneering post-punk band The Raincoats.