- Dark wave
- Shoegaze
- Alternative
- Ambient rock
- Dreamgaze
- Epic
- Neoclassical
- Ethereal wave
Comment: I
guess
Tripping Back Into The Broken Days is a good start for
beginners to make acquaintance with Tempe, Arizona, US-based combo.
My first contact with Mike VanPortfleet led trio (though the recent
one is created by Mike VanPortfleet, and Tara Vanflower) was in 2004
while I got an album by my friend and thereafter was listening to it
with my bride in the bed in a darkened room. Yeah, the impression was
powerful, I got dazed and I fell in love with Lycia. I think Lycia is one of the
most underrated combos in the music history and the trio`s music
should be immensely more appreciated. If there is up a topic about
shoegaze then you could not find out any hints at Lycia in that
regard. Indeed, Lycia as a combo is a juggernaut between shoegaze and
dark wave, maybe even between post-punk, and neofolk/dark
folk/neoclassical. For instance, at times Lycia, and Slowdive do have
much in common. The formula of Lycia is quite simple – their music
used to take off with reverb-drenched, extended guitar chords being
backed up by murky atmospheric synthesisers and longing vocal lines
and then progress slowly and then pertify in a sense. A perfect music
example to back up your dreams and anxious minds. Lycia`s music may
be considered a break to the other side, or at least something of
reflecting shades and dim rays from that dimension. By watching the
cover print and considering the title of this 12-track outing you can
perceive hints at American gothic and magic realism. It is a place
where the past comes into the present in a quaint way and start to
dominate the latter. In the sense you can similarities with
Morrissey`s lyrics. A mandatory release for sure. The issue was intially released on Projekt Records.
