Whilst the rest of Melbourne has been spending the last half a decade finding different ways to infuse jangle into slacker-pop and make the whole thing so perfectly “dolewave disinterested,” Daniel Lah has been perfecting his claustrophobic mix of surf, post-punk, and dulcet, jangle.

As such, the very best of this We Hyperboreans EP sees Slow Down Dear Mind, Summer Air and Hyperborea (instrumental remix) move very much within the spheres of the Gussh aesthetic with its subtle jangle-gaze and crisp surf rock evoking space odyssey machinations. It’s a spectral, almost haunting beauty that reeks of isolation and unmitigated beauty.

The remainder of the album retains its beauty but imbues it with shifting nuances. Hyperborea (vocal version) and I Don’t Want To are early 90s World of Twist-style psyche-pop, whereas Meet Me At The Corner Of My Life And The Life I’ve Been Trying To Leave is early Primal Scream jangly. Finally, The Fire is On‘s space-laden, jangly riffs are transformed into a denser, more dank Middleneck vibe that hints at post-punk but is still a little too vibrant. 

Move along now if all your jangle-pop has 12 strings in it, as you will not find that here. However, if you can appreciate the ultimate in jangly “headphones in the dark music,” then you may well have found a new darling in Daniel Lah.

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