Majical Cloudz – Impersonator

Majical Cloudz – Impersonator (Matador)

We live in an era of constant stimulation, of having the world at our fingertips. Unlike so many of his contemporaries, Majical Cloudz songwriter and vocalist Devon Walsh decided to resist the temptation to overstuff his songs with instrumental ideas and references, and instead make music that’s ‘emptied out as much as possible’. The Canadian duo’s full-length debut, he says, is ‘not meant to energise and turn you out to the world, it’s meant to do the opposite; it’s more like a cocoon’. By enveloping Walsh’s rich vocals and intensely personal, quietly devastating lyrics in delicate waves of white noise, synths and minimalist percussion, Impersonator succeeds masterfully in creating a safe place for both him and listeners to be vulnerable, to feel feelings, and hopefully to someday move on.

by Carly Blair