/Shoegaze, Alternative rock,
Indie pop, Dream pop, Psychedelic rock/
Comment: Inverness is a
Brazilian quartet whose album Somewhere I Can
Hear My Heart Beating (2010, Jamendo) was an outstanding issue which can
freely be considered a hallmark in the indie/dream pop/shoegaze/psychedelic pop
scene. Although Ivana is slightly
diluted with regard to the aforementioned album the result seems to be still
great. The outing is designed in a more straightforward way though adding new elements
to the mix. More concretely, those poignant guitar strums, Lucas de Almeida`s longing vocal
threads and catchy orchestrations are adorned with some doo wop attitude
affording the whole more light-hearted breezes to be blown over the top. At
times the Inverness`s sound chimes like a mix of Sufjan Stevens, Stereolab, and
Free Design (however, their work is not epiphenomenal by no means – it is just a bare comparative case to hint at similar aesthetics). Recommended.