(Post-Rock / Indie / Electronic) L’altra - Telepathic [Deluxe Edition] - 2012, MP3, 320 kbps

For the past 6 years collaborators Lindsay Anderson and Joseph Desler Costa have been the backbone of the dreamy indie pop music group L’Altra. Today with 4 albums to their name and a growing fan base, L’Altra re-releasing a Deluxe Edition of their critically acclaimed album Telepathic through Saint Marie Records which includes 7 bonus tracks.
Costa and Anderson layer indie pop, chamber music, jazz and electronica into music that gives the sensation of being outdoors. Most of the time, it’s blanketed in an icy gloom. Telepathic feels very cinematic, opening and closing with jazz instrum-entals. You can visualize movie scenes playing during the music, such as when the phone rings in the background during “When the Ship Sinks Make It Sing.” With its softer hooks, Telepathic may not sound exciting when listening for the first time. It takes another listen for aspects of the music and vocals to show themselves. However, standouts include the swoon of “Nothing Can Tear It Apart” and the grandness of the title track. The record’s lasting effect is that it makes you question whether musicians have more tragic breakups or if they are just able to express it any more deeply than L’Altra do here.