Stirring across both effervescent electro-pop vibrancy and atmospheric, serene allure, The Captains is the new album from Older Future, the Israel-based project of Alon Yaish. “This album is a reflection of ongoing conversations I’ve had, and still have with myself,” Yaish explains. “It explores a range of personal themes: past trauma, aggression, depression, growing up, aging, bullying, admiration, and more. Each track carries its own meaning, balancing between abstract emotion and concrete experience.” Yaish’s ability to construct riveting electronic worlds combines with a background in traditional piano training, resulting in a fantastic listening experience.
Opening the album in riveting form, “Mitch” traverses across punchy arps and illuminated, spacey tones amidst a fervent rhythmic pulse. The vocals exude a spirited allure, repeating “you’re my hero” with ascending momentum into a cohesive balancing of lush and infectious synth-pop energy. Ensuing track “Neon summer” moves with a more introspective feeling, as late-night piano tones intermix with sporadic vocal infusions and thumping rhythms — continuing to strut a futuristic, neon-lit allure, though here in the rain-soaked alleyways, rather than the opener’s club-ready vigor.
A glistening entrancement also shines on “The Confession,” which builds ethereal synth tones into a “what do they say about me? do they talk about me behind my back?” vocal questioning. The deeper-pitched vocal movement navigates with darker appeal as rumbles of synth arps flourish beneath. Album finale “New Plug” is another standout, dazzling across both spacious pitch-bending and crisply illuminated keys. A showcase in masterfully crafted electronic soundscapes, The Captains is a thorough success from Older Future.
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“Mitch” and other tracks featured this month can be streamed on the updating Obscure Sound’s ‘Emerging Singles’ Spotify playlist.
