Total honesty policy, typically when I hear a group of songs that begins with a soft acoustic guitar coupled with hushed, intimate, vocals I tend to skip ahead to the next thing. Fortunately, when listening to the Demos from Dark Party, aka Carmen Canedo, I forced myself to indulge a bit further and discovered some wonderful vocal overlays, swirling guitars and a voice that is reminiscent of Sharon Van Etten in terms of the mournful weight it can carry.Â
The tracks were recorded by Todd Tidwell and I can only hope they continue to be fleshed out, though there’s a magic to them as they stand now.