Shoosh
is a trio of musicians, combining guitars and Americana-influenced
songwriting with all manner of perplexing electronic programming and
treatments. 'Snake Eyes' is a little like Sparklehorse or perhaps
Benoit Pioulard - all distorted and twisted out of shape, with a
squeaky, obfuscated vocal in place to remind you that you're listening
to an actual song rather than the Fennesz-influenced soundscape it
might otherwise resemble. The vocal will almost certainly take some
getting used to in fact, but once you're accustomed to the sheer
oddness of Neil Carlill's delivery (imagine a cross between Dose One
and Mark E Smith) there's an awful lot to like about this record - in a
world crammed with electronically treated songwriting efforts, Orpheum
Circuit somehow manages to sound like it's really out there on its own.