Search - Sugarplum Fairies :: Flake

"Flake" has an atmospheric, almost psychedelic quality, suggesting a darkness that is abstract, yet ever present. The album is laced with surreal images and haunting metaphors that take a detached look at human imperfection. Leadsinger Silvia Ryder's breathy, hypnotic vocals - which evoke comparisons to the late chanteuse Nico of The Velvet Underground - is the complex instrument that weaves textures of classical cello with the more alternative sound of vintage guitars.