PoST’s standout single, All My Faults, from their third LP, Ten Little Indies, is a testament to the band’s enduring ability to reinvent themselves while staying rooted in their unmistakable sound. With a subtle nod to 80s nostalgia and an undercurrent of suave Italian soul, the track offers a romantically artful sonic sonnet that seems to float through time rather than follow the breadcrumbs of modernism. There’s an undeniable magnetism in the track’s deliberate retreat into tradition, yet it manages to punctuate its narrative with innovative flourishes, crafting an atmosphere that’s daringly cathartic.
When the theremin’s ethereal timbres emerge in the middle eight, stretching across tantalising time signatures, it feels as though the song is gently bending the listener’s perception of time and space. This bold instrumentation choice punctuates the track’s lush arrangement, showcasing PoST’s skill in infusing melancholy into melody.
After the members of PoST put their musing minds together in 2001 in the Turin music scene, where their evocative lyrics and minimal arrangements first carved out their niche, the line-up may have changed, but the creative spirit endured with Daniele Maresca’s synthesisers and pianos shaping a new sonic path. Ten Little Indies, recorded at Real Sound Studio in Milan and mixed in London by Pietro Cavassa, encapsulates this evolution.
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Review by Amelia Vandergast