La Palma – After All This Time (2023)
The brainchild of multi-instrumentalists Chris Walker and Tim Gibbon, La Palma could be called the lovechild of Tame Impala and Melody’s Echo Chamber but with a unique talent burgeoning through the crest. Formed in 2019, the pair have been intoxicating masses with their sound for four years; however, Walker and Gibbon’s experience reaches much further back than La Palma. The pair met in the mid-2000s in Washington’s music scene while playing with Let’s French and Kittyhawk – over a decade before forming La Palma.
Described as ambitious, naturally creative, a triumph and distinctive, La Palma is turning heads across the globe. Actually, they have already garnered a following on an international scale (including The Other Side Reviews). When we left La Palma, the US-based duo honoured us with an interview about the album Moonflower. Today, we look at the latest addition to their discography, ‘After All This Time’.
Following the three-track EP Red-Tailed River, ‘After All This Time’ is a dreamy, atmospheric, synth-filled haze of magical music. Built around the sound of classical Casio keyboards, a nostalgic flair enhances the retro plink-plonk of a keyboard. Yet, while we are dragged to the synth-pop world of the 80s and 90s, a floating intensity inserts contemporary dream-pop style to ‘After All This Time’.
Showcasing the power of remote collaboration, ‘After All This Time’ was created with Walker in San Francisco and Gibbon in Washington, DC. Using the synthy flood of sound, La Palma carries you from Washington to San Francisco in an ethereal sonic bubble. Not literally of course – it would be weird to see someone travelling through the air with a serene grin. The sound transcends distance and space giving you a glimpse into the surreal as La Palma taps into the themes of nostalgia, memory and imagination.
In addition to the single, La Palma released an official music video for ‘After All This Time’. You can view the video below or on the band’s YouTube channel. Please note that this video uses lighting effects that can trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is strongly advised.
VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED
Find out more about La Palma on their official website, Facebook, Instagram and Spotify.
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