Tights are two Winks, Tyr and Todd on cello and mandolin, respectively, along with the laptop wizardry of Secret Mommy's Andy Dixon. Where Winks dabble in both the pop and experimental, Tights is much more focused on the experimental and noisy, with Todd and Tyr feeding Andy free-improv soundbites that he prods and pulls every which way, creating glitches and distortion and other electronic textures. It's a beautiful mess!
Fans of Secret Mommy's work with conceptually-driven sound sources will be curious to hear what he can do with two live musicians to work with, while fans of experimental pop in the style of Xiu Xiu – minus the sturm-und-drang – will take pleasure in the Winks. Recommended.
