Living Hour

Living Hour is a dream pop band whose melancholic tone oozes romantic yearning from practically every track. They also tend to play at a fairly slow pace where dual guitarists Gilad Carroll and Adam Soloway open up a lot of space between them, which often goes unfilled, amplifying the sense of space in their music. There are times when they crank up the volume in bursts for some shoegaze effect, but that is something that happens only occasionally. Other times they throw harmonized vocals or a quiet brass or saxophone line into that space, which adds a lovely touch without disrupting the space. Vocalist Sam Sarty's hazy vocals have a floating quality that plays well with their droney style.