Spencer Krug knows opening lines. "Teary eyes and bloody lips/make you look like Stevie Nicks," he sings at the beginning of his latest Moonface single; introducing a refrain whose initial comedy doesn't disguise the fact that it's a piece of evocative imagery.The minimalist plod of Krug's captivating Moonface debut —Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I'd Hoped, one of last year's best LPs— is gone; "Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips" clocking in at under three minutes, and featuring more than one instrument.
This is the first taste of the second Moonface album, With Siinai: Heartbreaking Bravery, due out April 17 on Jagjaguwar. As its title suggests, it finds Krug collaborating with Finnish outfit Siinai, an outfit steeped in krautrock and cosmic synth music.
But, no matter the musical backing —be it the boysy chug of Wolf Parade, the mad chaos of Sunset Rubdown, or the repetitious minimalism of Moonface— the highlight, as always, is Krug's lyricism. Beyond the killer opening couplet, there's nostalgia ("we used to laugh until we crashed our bikes/the moon was nothing but a rock in the sky"), zen philosophisin' ("we can embrace the blindness that comes with embracing the night"), and straight-up romance ("you looked so beautiful then/you look so beautiful now").
Moonface "Teary Eyes and Bloody Lips"
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