Search - Devics :: If You Forget Me

Magical and timeless musical genius

Manny Hernandez | Bay Area, CA | 11/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Dating back from 1998, Devics' second release, "If You Forget Me..." sounds as fresh today as it did at the time it saw the light of day. Magically bound my a musical parenthesis between the opening "Prelude" and the closing title track (half of which captures the scratchy sound of a skipping vinyl record that hits the end of a side), "If You Forget Me..." does not know the limits of time or space. It is a piece of timeless musical genius.



Today, Devics is just a duo consisting of multi-talented Dustin O'Halloran (guitar/keyboards) and Sara Lov (vocals), but at the time of this recording, the lineup also had Ed Maxwell (bass) and Evan Schnabel (drums). The sound they captured for this album is as eclectic as it can get. From song to song, within each song, their sound escapes labels, as it reminds ocasionally of Cowboy Junkies, to bring Trespassers William or Cocteau Twins to mind the following minute.



As it happens, I ran into Devics' music thanks to a recommendation by a friend to listen to Dustin O'Halloran's highly recommendable "Piano Solos" album ("Opus 7", one of the songs from his solo production happens to be included in "If You Forget Me..."). Now, I have a great band in whose back catalog I will be digging. Can't complain. You don't get to run into such a well rounded ensemble too often!"