Coloma – “Skylights”
Four-piece band Coloma, from Pacific Northwest USA, lure us into a cinematic, bittersweet world with the atmospheric indie rock track “Skylights.”
“Skylights” leans hard into atmosphere, coasting on its own hazy, gentle pulse. It creates a rich, enveloping world, something you can’t help but submerge yourself in and get lost within. It is, in short, a moment of swooning sadness… intoxicating, yet restrained in its moodiness. There’s something deeply raw in the melancholy.
The music to my ears has many influences. There are strong notes of Warpaint in the breezy groove of the drums and the vivid pulse of the bass. There are definite shades of Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory. It is devastatingly brooding. There are also hints of the haunting Cocteau Twins… And in the opulent magic of the guitar work, it feels like a cross between Robert Fripp and Nick McCabe, as the lines weave a vast, spacious world.
Above this is a weightless vocal that drifts through the composition. Fragile, deeply emotional, and sublimely spectral, the performance doesn’t demand your attention but delicately draws you in with its vulnerability, each line carrying a quiet ache. It conveys longing, sorrow, guilt, and a sense of being trapped within the nuanced tone… you can feel it even if you aren’t following the lyrics. This vocal is just beautifully and deeply affecting.
“Skylights” exists in a half-lit, suspended space where everything feels out of reach and slowed down into a calm drift. It is dreamlike, expansive, and strangely contained. It is an absorbing track where the horizon is blurred. It is simply pure magic.
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