Engineers - s/t

Engineers
s/t
The Echo Label Ltd.
Grade: A-

It is simple to see why we need more bands like the Engineers. Graceful and hypnotic, the Engineers hit you immediately with the magical opener “Home” that within two listens will be etched in your memory forever. Featuring four Londoners, the Engineers cross the ambient rock music world somewhere between Brian Eno and Air. As far as the latter is concerned, the Engineers certainly focus on more rock elements, but on a headphone-listen you can’t avoid vocal comparisons to Air; which for me is highly appreciated. Moreover, they engage in accompanying visuals during shows. After the opening “Home,” the Engineers just come at you on the next ten tracks with one breathtaking, whispering song after another. Highlights come from “Waved On,” “Forgiveness,” “Said and Done,” the closer “One in Seven” and “Thrasher.” Based on this self-titled record, it seems like only a matter of time before the Engineers become the next big thing. While they don’t possess the same strident pop harmonies and melodies that Air radiates, you surely will be aurally pleasured indeed.