9 out of 10Tropic Of Cancer have a bold/unique ear talent for blending mopy Slowcore melodies with Gothic/Dream Poppy vignettes and Minimalist New Wave sounds. Thus far the band have only released a few singles/EPs, the best one being (so far anyways) this one. Take the dank atmospheres/general pace, feel & tone of Belong polish the hell out of it, add a bit more "Gothic Pop flare/Factory Records sound" to the mix and that's sort of what you get from Tropic Of Cancer, sort of.
"The Sorrow Of Two Birds" is a very clean & crisp album. The supporting sounds & beats are very simple and well maintained. There are no conflicting "white noises" or unneeded filler noise, just two people with a little bit of reverb, a drum pad, a keyboard, a bass guitar, and extremely docile/non nonchalant vocals. I Consider "The Sorrow Of Two Birds" to be the beginning of this band's (very fruitful/meaningful) career. If their follow up (hopefully LP) is only half as good as this one they will still have achieved a sound that most bands only dream about (as well as more ear addictions for me to drool over). "How do I pull off simple and clean while remaining interesting/imperative and carrying some sort of an 'edge'?" This sounds easy enough, but not that many people can pull it off. This EP,which is truly one of the best gifts you can place between your headphones this year, pulled off that concept (and then some) with ease.
STRONGLY (very strongly actually) RECOMMENDED/we need more music like this.
Standout Tracks: Well, it's a shorter "EP", so I would say all, but if I had to pick my absolute favorite; A Color
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