Like Air Or Radiohead? Try Young Brother’s “Vaccine”

Younger Brother "Vaccine" (Twisted Music)

A popular psychedelic-trance force to be reckoned with in the early rave days, Simon Posford (Shpongle & Hallucinogen) and Benji Vaughan (Prometheus) always had a way with dancefloors under their various dance monikers. Now both have reinvented themselves into electronic artists outside the realm of trance, and it’s a happy move. Their new stuff is gorgeous and delicate but headstrong and purposeful — kind of like Air with the ebb-and-flow of a Radiohead-lite composition that breathes new life into the electronic-dance genre.

But unlike most music in that realm, Young Brother’s music even seems to smile whimsically upon its listener from time to time — and it’s the buildups that really make their sound pop. Songs like “Shine”  (available as a free MP3 below) flirts with the line between soft electronica and the sunnier side of downtempo. It’s some sensitive, earth-loving stuff — if Lilith Fair was still around, they’d be having a busy summer.

Other songs like “Crystalline,” “Night Lead Me Astray” and “Safety In Numbers” sounds a little like music you’d make if you spent a lot of time listening to Coldplay, Radiohead and Air while songs like “Sys 700″ and “Tetris” are coated with a pleasant barrage of moonlit synthscapes, dreamy guitars and soothing vocals evoking the mesmerizing charm as heard on their debut, A Flock of Seagulls.

“Vaccine” is slated for release on April 26th  and will be out on SCI Fidelity. Until then download a free MP3 of “Shine” below.

 ’Vaccine’ Track Listing:

1. ‘Crystalline’

2. ‘Shine’

3. ‘Pound A Rhythm’

4. ‘Safety In Numbers’

5. ‘Night Lead Me Astray’

6. ‘Train’

7. ‘Spinning Into Place’

8. ‘System 700′

9. ‘Tetris’

The brand new Younger Brother album “Vaccine’ is now available for Pre Order from HMV.com, Amazon, or Play.com Release date is 26th April.