Mahogany - Connectivity!

I feel absolutely silly for not having listened to Mahogany’s latest record Connectivity! until now. I finally got the time to sit down with it recently and give it a proper listen after only skimming through various tracks for the past couple months or so. I almost can’t believe some of the records that I gave priority over this. I am truly ashamed. I am sorry Mahogany…I’ll never do it again. I swear!

Now that I am through beating myself up over my mistake I can tell you Connectivity! is the second album from the Brooklyn octet. Think eight members is overkill? Well, if so…then you haven’t listened to this album yet. It’s riddled with catchy pop hooks, shimmering shoegaze like guitars, and a never ending amount of electronic ambience. Basically, there is A LOT Mahogany has to offer the listener and every single bit of it is of extreme importance.

Although the album probably has more to do with the dream-pop/shoegaze crowd, it’s a record that will undoubtedly wake people up and force them to see that there is indeed some originality left in those genres. At times I’ve even doubted that, however thanks to bands like Mahogany they’ve, with the help of Robin Guthrie (Cocteau Twins), managed to craft an album that could be looked at as an essential and/or classic album in future years. I say that with the utmost confidence. It’s just that damn good and unlike anything else falling under those same labels. There is no one element of the groups sound that stands out among the others, as they all meld together to make for a sound that has an eye for the past however is revitalized to take it further than what I think most people had thought was capable.

Mahogany – Supervitesse [MP3]
Mahogany – My Bed is My Castle [MP3]

Honestly the two songs above are just the tip of the iceberg. Please, by all means find out for yourself just how great this album is by picking it up over at Darla Records. It’s honestly an album that should be listened to as a whole as every song has something different to offer up.

On a completely different note, my e-mail is now functioning again.