Post Louis – ‘This Could Be A Bridge’
Post Louis, the London-based duo consisting mainly of the mellifluous vocal talents of Stephanie Davin and guitarist Robbie Stern where first brought to our attention a while back with the release of their debut single ‘Your Hotel’.
Obviously not ones to mess about, the pair have fired out a follow-up EP, This Could Be a Bridge, with a plethora of tracks seemingly plucked from the 1990s alt-rock skies.
Title track and opener, ‘This Could Be A Bridge’ acts as exactly as its name alludes; it breaks us into the LP with warm, meandering guitar riffs and matching vocals whilst offering us the land to cross into the deeper, harder-hitting tracks that follow. What is made clear from the opener is Post Louis’ ability to create and then emphasise emotion by fraying the edges of a song with distortion and neatly implemented guitar wails.
Second, ‘Pharma’ (meaning poison in Greek) is a bright and disjointed piece with its sense of urgency and the stop-and-start crashes, all coming to a manic gust of guitar that smashes through mid-song. ‘Pharma’ is coated in hazy vocals and a chainsaw-like distortion. The song is more permeating than the slow-burning Oldsmobile, which falls between a folk-pop and experimental category. Its sudden sonic and electronic sounds are a beautiful addition to the song, adding flecks of what we have heard before; its crisp guitar really compliments Davinʼs beautiful and light timbre.
‘Oldsmobile’ slowly turns into a defiant and haunting piece, Davinʼs sadness extended by a immersion of vocal reverb and overlaying.
‘Your Hotel’, which has previously been featured on Far Out Magazine, is a crunchy and meandering piece of guitar music. Whilst Davinʼs intentional whimpering bawl’s, which at times is fairly forceful, are layered harmoniously over Sternʼs guitar picking that eventually evolves into a marvellous and sprawling solo. Sternʼs sweeping solos and fiery riffs are married perfectly with Davinʼs fragile voice and devastatingly reflective lyrics.
Post Louis’s debut EP has a lo-fi ambience and a heart-tugging warmth that is bound to tug the emotional strings of any listener dedicated enough to see the whole record out.
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