Brisbane Sextet Founds’s debut Hadean is momentous and spectacular enough to justify a quote from Benjimen Disraeli, who said “If it were not for music, we might say the beautiful is dead.”
On Hadean, beauty is very much alive; with colourful blends and a rich progressive rock sound, paired with layered harmonies and pulsating grooves all alluring the listener into a mystical, dreamlike state.
The placement of songs on Hadean, from the opening “Earthlike” to the closing piece, Unknown, signifies a definite beginning and end. Although theoretically there is a lot of elements musically piecing each part of the album, the overall sound is calming and leaves you feeling inspired in a multitude of ways.
The repetitive lines and soaring vocals of “Avalanches” portrays an interesting, emotive story. Employing a sense of repetition, teamed with layered vocals, “Hologram” has an exhilarating, yet hypnotic, quality.“Caves” delightfully uses repetition playfully with lyrics“playing games with the whale bones” and “they came from the cave” inviting the listener into the adventure.
Meanwhile, “Quartz”, the record’s sole instrumental piece, presents a twist to the album, its dramatic dynamics and the shrilling violins enrapturing an intense sound which draws a beautiful contrast to the remainder of Hadean.
The album not only sets a certain benchmark for the young Brisbane indie kids, but also a promising future.
– Rachel McLaren
