Alkari dare to dream big. Their driving brand of piano-driven, echo-chamber rock uses big chords and big drums to create melancholy anthems. It’s a sound that (mostly) post-dates Coldplay, contains trace elements of the Flaming Lips’ The Soft Bulletin and scares up the U2-size waves of guitar on “Quality.” The songs feel born out of some deep-seated insecurity but are just too huge to confine to the bedroom. Indeed, Alkari closes out Blackout Falls by setting the controls for the heart of the sun on “Halfpipe” and then “Genesis,” their two-part space-rock odyssey that is not at all prog-like.
-Chris Gray
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Renovation and restoration
Nominated In: Best CD/LP/EP HP Awards 2012
“Alkari delivered new album Blackout Falls in grand style this past May, creating a wealth of love within the Houston scene by hosting a free release show with 11 other bands. The album is at turns chaotic and lush, smacking of early-’00s Brit-rock — worth a spin for the My Morning Jacket faithful. “
– CRAIG HLAVATY
Continuous Support
“…The first time I listened to Blackout Falls, I had to go back and listen again immediately after, just to make sure I wasn’t imagining things, but yep, there it is. I know it’s early yet, but hell, I’m going to call it anyway: welcome to one of the best things you’re likely to hear all year.”
– Space City Rock
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“Festival at Mink – Live Review”
Alkari — This is one band I really liked. Their sound reminded me of something I really miss: ’90s indie-rock, but a little bit punkier. Hmm… Emo! Real emo before Hot Topic ruined it. I got a definite I Hate Myself vibe, which is especially exciting for someone like me that was too young to see bands like that back in the day. Just to switch up and keep it original, they also include the occasional psych interlude and some pre-recorded samples between songs. – 29-95.com
Project Management
“Some days, it can be damn difficult to pin down a band that doesn’t fit in any kind of neat scenesterized box. What are you, if you’re not nu-New Wave, screamo, post-punk, metalcore, or space-rock? Just guitars and drums and a voice — what the hell’s that, these days?
That’s where I am with Alkari. On their Kublai Khan EP, they present the picture of a rock band that’s just that, with no prefixes or suffixes; just “rock.” There are elements of plenty of different sub-genres scattered throughout, certainly — like the math-y bits in “GG249,” or the retro-sounding middle bit in the title track — but those elements never define the band itself.”
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