Best known for being the frontperson of Chicago-based post-industrial rock outfit i: Scintilla, Brittany Bindrim has stepped out into the spotlight as a solo artist with her forthcoming Matt McJunkins-produced full-length solo debut, Velella Velella, an effort that sees her adopting a dark, electro pop-based sound.
While sonically Velella Velella‘s material reportedly ranges between ethereal ballads and gritty dance floor friendly bangers that also showcases the evolution and versality of Bindrim’s work. Thematically, the material touches on themes of self-discovery, empathy, apathy, disillusionment and growth, rooted in unapologetically vulnerable lyrics. “The songwriting process for every song on the album was a little different, but I didn’t try to force ideas or overthink things,” Bindrim says. “Each song developed very naturally and instinctively.”
Velella Velella‘s latest single, “Fever Dreams” is a slickly produced synthesis of electro pop and industrial electronica featuring buzzing bass synths, glistening synth-driven melodies, skittering beats and some subtle industrial clang and clatter serving as a lush yet woozy bed for Bindrim’s ethereal and expressive delivery and catchy hooks. The result is a song that to my ears reminds me of I Am Snow Angel and Goldfrapp with a bit of Kate Bush.
Ken “Hiwatt” Marshall recently remixed “Fever Dreams” for the “Fever Dreams” singles package. The Hiwatt remix turns “Fever Dreams” into a trance-inducing, club rocking techno track with a subtle speeding up of the original’s tempo paired with harder hitting beats, a dreamy and hazy bridge, along bursts of with throbbing guitars and an industrial clang and clatter-driven coda.
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