Record Review: Parallels – “Visionaries”
This review originally appeared at Chartattack.com
Although they’re being touted in some circles as the new band from Crystal Castles‘ former drummer Cameron Findlay, comparisons to his former band are pointless, given they sound nothing like Parallels.
The Toronto band find a middle ground between no-wave dance-rock and ’80s synth-pop, sounding like ’80s Madonna if Pat Benatar were her backing band. Findlay holds the band in check with his lock-solid drumming, but vocalist Holly Dodson is the star here.
Her vocals soar overtop of the wall of synths and beats on tracks like “Ultralight,” delivering dark disco lyrics like “Tell me are you falling for me?/I release my hands and I let you go” through gorgeous melodies.
Sure, there’s lots of bands treading around the same water as Parallels, but is anyone doing it this well?
“Ultralight”
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