We'll Never Fit In This Poem Together. Microplaza

The second release of Microplaza, the duo Arno Breuer and Benjamin van Vliet, again is a 7" single. There's is a difference though. Each side contains three songs. Blink an eye twice though and a song could be over, so be warned.

All six songs have a common denominator: estrangement. The chords and chord progressions may, who knows, be the same as a big hit by Pink or Coldplay, the way they are used though, make the music of Microplaza totally different. The result is music that is not what an average music fan hears on a daily basis.

Those choosing to hear e.g. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy will certainly recognise certain features, like in the way Van Vliet uses his voice in the higher register and in the acoustic guitar. This Will Oldham influence however is the starting point for Microplaza, before it takes off in its own direction.

'Little Dipper, Sitting Duck' opens the single with an acoustic riff that sets a mood immediately. The eerie sounds in the electronics and voices makes the song different and a little bit scary. It underscores the lyric "You can run now. You're a sitting duck". In other words good luck with the running, mate. Totally abrupt the song ends with this sentence. There's no outcome, suspended in the act of running as a sitting duck is brilliantly underscored. There's nowhere (left) to go. There are variations to this theme to be found further on. "Nothing here is real. Everything here is love". What to make of that?

The music on We'll Never Fit In This Poem Together is elementary. There's is nothing extra to be found. Breuer is extremely effective with his music. Van Vliet received the music files to start working on. The way Microplaza works is very Internet 2.0. They both work on their respective expertises, making music and writing and singing lyrics on their own end. Tiny Room Records releases the end result.

That result is more open and digestible than debut single "Microplaza". The Americana component is more obvious. Where influences are concerned this is an American album as hints of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Sparklehorse come by (and Cake according to the band, but I'm not familiar with that band). It makes the level of estrangement recognisable. It provides little levers and holds to hang on to.

Some of the six songs are better than others but as a whole We'll Never Fit In This Poem Together succeeds. As individual songs they do, but even more so as a whole. The mood attracting me to listen more intently, leading to the discovery of little sounds hidden in the tracks. Attraction lies in the details as well.

Wo.

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