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Indie Music Review | “Creep” by Moxi

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goldenstateservicesj
Dec 8, 2018
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Music review written by Tobi Davis

In great waves of the melancholic and nostalgic, Independent dream pop duo Moxi deliver a glorious, singular rendition of Radiohead’s seminal anthem for the dysfunctional, “Creep”. Steeped in majestic opulence, a staggering re-imagining.

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In great waves of the melancholic and nostalgic, Independent dream pop duo Moxi deliver a glorious, singular rendition of Radiohead’s seminal anthem for the dysfunctional, “Creep”. Every bit the Independent outfit, Anna and Andy Toy aka Moxi sit uneasy within the LA music scene; a beautiful oddity, shining oblique in the shadows, cast by the brazen, bright mass of dance/pop hyper productions, that so dominate the City of Angels’ recording studios (both pro and bedroom, alike); Moxi’s dreampop masterpiece, 2017 EP Figures Bathed in Light, a 6 track slice of inspired pop perfection; all but ignored by Los Angeles Independent Music Press. After a year in absence, it is perhaps fitting that Moxi’s first release of 2018, is a cover of Radiohead’s 1993 breakout hit and quintessential singalong for the maligned, cast aside and ignored; they themselves, seemingly destined to strut and fret, in the role of misfit, upon the stage of LA’s Indie Music Scene. Whereas other Artists may have run towards the fashionable, popular or generic, in a search of recognition and approval, by the taste-maker blogs and magazines, typically the willfully contrary Moxi, instead embrace the personal; having always felt at odds with the world around her, “Creep” carried deep resonance for lead singer and songwriter Anna Toy. Seemingly incapable of taking the easy or obvious path, the hitherto intoxicating electronic kaleidoscope of Moxi’s sound, is replaced by graceful, sweeping waves of string instrument, stripped back piano and great expanses of sonic space, in an inspired, cinematic arrangement and sound design, evocative of the towering, dystopian works of film noir, such as Billy Wilder’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’. A deep impact kick punctuates the track, grounding the swirling instrumentation in stark, metronomic beats, like that at heart of an ancient, primal force; and in turn, allows Anna Toy’s vocals to float and drift, in a shifting melodic soliloquy of bewildered introspection and quiet isolation; her voice almost a stood apart from the composition, trapped and protected, in equal measure, within its own bubble, while a world of musical note, passage and stanza, whirl around her. Steeped in majestic opulence, Moxi’s latest release offers further testament to the extraordinary, imperfect perfection of their music; a staggering re-imagining.

Watch Official Music Video for “Creep”


About Tobi Davis (BRASH! Magazine/Blog Writer) ​Good producing is like good plumbing. If you do your job right, no one notices. Mix, Remix + Master. Run @monsterthread w/ Singer Songwriter Jon Magnusson. Host Thursday’s @musichouruk. Music Reviews for BRASH! Magazine. Promote. Occasional Lyricist. Love my beagle Enzo + fav bands Little Empire and Moxi. Check out Tobi Sonics – Mixes + Remixes!

 
 
 

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