Rumskib - Rumskib

I had wanted to hear the self-titled debut from Rumskib for a few weeks now or at least since I somehow stumbled across their page on MySpace. The songs contained on their page at the time were pretty stunning, not so much because it was obviously inspired from early days of the shoegaze movement, but more so because it was a sound that just isn’t worked into many of today’s “nu-gaze” artists. More often than not we always fall back on the guitar textures and tone off of MBV’s Loveless and while that’s fine it’s not always a recipe for success. Although, that could be easily argued when it comes down to my own personal music tastes, I am sucker for that sound. However, the duo of Keith Canisius and Tine Louise with a little help from Manual’s Jonas Monk have put together a fine sound that draws most of its influence from the earlier days of 4AD’s blissed out pop days, Cocteau Twins, and maybe even a bit of Curve. Don’t begin to think it’s just a culmination of the best parts of those though, because it’s most certainly not. As pointed out on the Darla site, Rumskib have taken that sound and weaved it together with the pop sensibilities of 80’s Euro pop, which makes for quite a unique sound that when heard one will quickly realize why I was so drawn into this. A couple of the finer points on Rumskib’s debut is the vocals from singer Louise and the masterful job Monk has done with the harmonics and programming. This is simply THE dream pop album of the year thus far and I would assume I’ll be hard pressed to find anything that comes close to dethroning it by years end.

Rumskib – Springtime [MP3]
Rumskib – The Crucial Love Game [MP3]

Certainly check this out if you’re a fan of dream pop, bliss, shoegaze, and etc. This album shouldn’t be missed by fans of any of those. It can be had over at Darla, so head on over there if the tunes above are to your liking.