New York band Occurrence make fairly engaging electronic-infused indie-rock. What's here on their new record, I Have So Much Love To Give, is a robust updating of forms practiced in the past. If a listener feels like some of this is reminiscent of Curve and Garbage, I think that is a good thing.
Vocals from Cat Hollyer anchor the title cut and others here, with her pristine delivery elevating what could be fairly routine progressions through synth-pop into something more. "The Happy Years", for example, is fairly lighthearted, going down like a honey-ed riff on Goldfrapp. Elsewhere, "A Parade of Regrets" finds Occurrence staking a claim to late-period Cardigans. Other cuts here, like "A Plea" and "Your Body is Made of Flesh", feel in thrall to early Depeche Mode, or NIN, but Occurrence at least make all of this pretty easy to digest. There's nothing revolutionary here on I Have So Much Love To Give, but what's here should engage those of us who grew up on the music of all the acts that have clearly informed Occurrence's approach.
I Have So Much Love To Give is out on Friday via Archie & Fox Records.
More details on Occurrence via their official website.
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