Melotone - And... Beyond

Alternative-psych band Melotone prepare to release their atmospheric
debut EP 'And ----- Beyond' via Think Twice Records
Drawing inspiration from sixties psychedelia, specifcally the Tropicalia
movement, Melotone are a band more interested in texture and ambience than
ego. The EP continues the band's exploration of Brazilian soundscapes - the
native country of singer Alec Madeley - whilst reconciling their humble beginnings
in the Black Country, where the band grew up and met each other. Lyrically and
musically, the EP faces questions of identity and of being in the unknown, but
creating purpose in this space. It represents Melotone's journey across the music
of their homelands as they mould a sound entirely recognisable as their own.
Sometimes drifting into the realms of folk, jazz, and soul, Melotone channel
instrumental pioneers Khurangbin and Kikagaku Moyu with vocals that resemble
the arresting style of singers Jeff Buckley and Brittany Howard, and at times the
spirit of Portuguese-English singing Caetano Veloso.