German-Dutch indie duo Palvine consists of Kassandra Papak (vocals/violin) and Tim Coehoorn (guitar). Their debut full-length Folie à Deux is a study in sparse intensity. Papak has mastered the art of pizzicato and Coehoorn alternates between rhythm and lead guitar without missing a beat.
Don't let the gentle vocals fool you. They pack a punch despite wearing velvet gloves. There's more anger in the first eight lines of Averse than most putdown songs that you know. Palvine can paint a full-colour picture with just two instruments and vocals. The jazzy pop But I Want To is a prime example of their less-is-more approach and the shuffling menace lurking the back beat of Nothing To Take Fright shoot by shortlisted for inclusion in David Lynch's forthcoming Twin Peaks project.
Folie à Deux is a self-released album. Buy it from their website. The CD version comes in a handmade 7" single-sized art book.
Tracks:- Calvi
- Bide
- White Lights
- Averse
- But I Want To
- Taen
- The Village
- Nothing To Take Fright
- This Path
- Ghosts Of Music
» palvine.wodakolonska.net
