Another resonating rock success from Portland, OR-based quartet Kallai, “The Wave” is the first release from their upcoming debut full-length, We Are Forever. Its dynamic production excels from dreamy, hypnotic verses — with glistening guitars and touches of synths — into more bursting, shoegaze-forward textures of ardor. Cate Hukle’s riveting vocal performance shows alongside, seamlessly alternating between lush intrigue and more upfront emotion as the distortion-heavy “sink into the deep” moments arrive.
Capturing the experience of being treated like a monster by society, the track takes particular inspiration from historian Susan Stryker’s essay “My Words to Victor Frankenstein Above the Village of Chamounix.” “The Wave” and the upcoming album were recorded at Revolver Studios by Collin Hegna (The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Federale), in addition to at the band’s own Synthetikit Studio. Also impressing with previous releases like their self-titled EP, Kallai continue to churn out a captivatingly melodic and emotive vein of rock that makes a strongly enduring impression.
Photo Credit: Renee Coutlee
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