Tallies - “Midnight”
SXSW 2020 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 4
Pairs Well With…Snail Mail, Alvvays, Hatchie
Beach-ready guitar melodies and 60s-type vocal lines embolden Tallies’ music, a comfortable and catchy take on smooth indie rock. Twists of new-wave synths also accompany Tallies’ consistent and dreamy self-titled full-length, dipping into psychedelic pop/rock territory on tracks like “Eden” and “Trouble” for some of the more adventurous branches’ of their sound. The Toronto-based quartet has delivered a noticeably tight collection of tracks for a debut record - these songs sound developed and mature with all parts acting in sweet concert with one another. (Kevin McStravick)