Manyana is an art rock collaboration between Dublin duo Aran Sheehy and David O'Rourke, both of whom are currently in the process of putting the finishing touches to their debut album which is due for release later this year.
Yesterday saw the release of the first single from the LP, track '1ofmy', lamenting piano keys drag their feet sluggishly across the floor, to scratching static the vocals come in, the pace is slow. A small increase in tempo hints that proceedings aren't going to follow this pattern indefinitely. In the final minute the piano becomes more alarmed and frenetic, an odd feel of panic strikes you, but the exit is as tender as the opening, electro-wobble warbling off into distant space. Without any sense (or need) of being catchy, '1ofmy' has a strange effect of sitting in your head for a good time afterwards, perhaps it's the consistent flow to the beat, the 'all is not well' vocal, who knows? A good opener that definitely sparks curiosity on what else they have under the hood.
