Mellorine is a young artist from Lincoln, Nebraska who started to take music more seriously on his seventeenth birthday in early 2021. That concentrated effort would come to be his full length album entitled The Months I Missed.
He mentions “My biggest inspirations are Alex G and Elliott Smith, whose sounds I try to emulate more or less in some ways.” As a longtime Elliott Smith fan since the mid ’90s I did find some similarities to this music. “Rainbow Girl” is the opener and opens with an atmospheric groove. It’s a slightly psychedelic sounding song with some melancholy undertones. The vocals melodies are catchy and blend well with the arpeggiated synth. The band Deerhunter came to mind on this song. “Fast Food” is a solid song. The song is seeped in this slow moving groove that works well. On top of the melancholy is a feeling of solace. It’s comforting and inviting. The song also contains well done vocals and intricate guitar picking. “I Don't Know” has more of the Elliott Smith sound. It reminded me of the saloon style he would sometimes attempt. It might be the highlight of the album. The verse and chorus feel clearly defined on this song. I thought the piano sounded good and was pleasantly surprised by the saxophone later in the song. “Soother” was a good one as well. This song contains some of the most inventive guitar work. It sounds like there’s some filtering on the guitar at points which helps with some of the more dynamic moments when they arrive. “Honey” is an ethereal sounding song. I really liked some of the tones and textures he gets here. There’s this pretty beautiful section that’s very cerebral sounding and sounds shoegaze inspired which eventually fades to a lone guitar. Other elements start to lay on this canvas displaying some of the most unique production on the album. There are some high points as the album progresses. The dark but lush “Some Sort of Wine” was very dreamlike while the closer “The Connection Between the Brain and the Heart” is a tender and warm song that felt like a ballad. The songs are sometimes a little off time and I would have done some of the mixing differently. These issues are slight however. I thought this was a solid release. The artist is a young guy and hopefully this is just the beginning. Recommended.
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