I wasn’t sure what to expect when i first hit play on Moonless…a very low-fi jangle of Post Punk guitars gives way to a fuller, dreamier song about 12 seconds in. However, the magic really happens when the ethereal vocals of Rebekkah Castellanos wash over the track. As things evolve, Cocteau Twins are the first band that comes to mind.
Like Cocteau Twins, the creative duo behind Xolo are romantically linked, but while Rebekkah resides in Portland, Justin Cefai lives in Los Angeles. Hopefully the time and space apart keeps things fresh not only musically but personally while we await the follow up to their 2014 debut LP, Future Home.
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Author: Scott Zumberg
https://www.mixcloud.com/scottzumberg/ Scott Zumberg had music in his blood from an early age, a member of the Kiss Army at age 7, obsessed with Def Leppard's Pyromania and Old School Rap. He discovered the Big 4: Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure and The Smiths, paving the way to discovering other up and coming artists and sharing them with the world.
He was a college radio DJ at Michigan State University, later hosting various club nights in the Detroit area, co-hosting the Aural Bliss show on Auralgasms and Sound and Vision on Strangeways Radio. He still posts mixes of various themes and genres as Stereo Honey on Mixcloud.
Scott is an avid vinyl enthusiast and loves to read music bios, many of which you can find reviews of here on Strangeways.