about
After bonding over a mutual love of Gregorian chants in 2011, Keena Batti & Molly Falck set out to make the Dark Ages cool again. They began by mostly composing dirges until realizing there’s more to music than minor chords. Thus, a rock band was born.
Since then, they’ve evolved from their medieval origins and embraced the sounds of late 80s and early 90s pop-rock. They released their first EP, Feed, in 2018. Some guy once said it sounded like the B-52s. They can’t remember his name though.
The duo’s second EP, Crying in Bathrooms, combines their chronic sense of melancholy with upbeat, jangly guitars and airy synths. As usual, many tears were shed during the process.
“… a familiar and nostalgic warm, 80s synthpop ambiance, updated with dreamy electric guitar lines and more depth to the lyrics than your typical love song… Saturated in sunny synthesizers, the song describes the conflicted feelings in the wake of a heartbreak. The title may be offering Best Wishes–yet the refrain sings in harmony “Don’t be happy without me.”
Independent Music Reviews
“hyps mix tight vocal harmonies with elements of folk, bossa nova, and jangle pop. The instrumentation and harmonies are lush, the lyrics are impressively confessional - hyps are about more than vocals, they’re great songwriters.”
- Surviving the Golden Age
“Gorgeously jangly sing-along-in-the-car pop songs with just enough sexy guitar and lo-fi production to make it instantly adorable.”
- Loud Women
