Love is Where the Smoke is
Where there’s smoke, there’s a great new record from Jane Vain and the Dark Matter. Imagine gypsy waltzes colliding with synthesized drums while confessional storytelling bounces off the walls of chamber pop and you only get a hint of where Jamie Fooks, Dillon Whitfield and friends are sailing. Channeling Chan Marshall, Jane Vain occupies a similar breathless space where the band feels like it’s either on the verge of rocking out or falling apart all together. With Fooks’ voice always one beat ahead of the music, there’s a relentless sense of doe-eyed desire funneling through songs like “I’m so afraid” and “we must destroy”, which is supported by rich instrumentation using violins, ukulele, banjo and ambient midi squiggles. Other than line-crossing maudlin of “these ghosts” which gets a little too Billy Joel in its bridge, Love is Where the Smoke is, is a great release from a talented local band.
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