STEREOVERVE
 

Science Of Signs






Music can be easy but nevertheless direct, innovative and tangible at once, creative and charming in one breath. Four young gentlemen from Vienna, Austria, understood the signs of the times: STEREOVERVE convinces with taste and style, with no room left over for affected behaviour and pseudo intellectual attitude. Playing Rock on an above average level, they attract Alternative devotees as well as interested, open-minded music fans. Or, to put it simply: Lovers of good songs. "We are not bad guys, not chavy rockers and not cliché Indie poppers," says singer/guitarist Robert Klembas, "but creative, persistent musicians, aiming for the target audience 20+. 'Twenrock', if you like."



With their new album Science Of Signs, STEREOVERVE tread a meaningful path, already apparent when looking at the cover: The Rorschach test - an early psychological method to examine a person's personality - as a basic idea and leitmotif. It marks the perfect visualization for the next step of a band whose members come from a scientific background as far as their studies and jobs are concerned but nevertheless do not write flamboyant and complicated music. In fact, Science Of Signs rather sounds like a simpatico hybrid of Incubus, Foo Fighters and Editors, accompanied by parallels to Kings Of Leon and Dredg. This is especially obvious in the remarkable melodies flowing through the album and serving a wide range of emotions, no matter if straightforward ("Staring Eyes"), romantic ("Satellites"), striking ("Break Even"), cool and groovy ("Off The Track"), Shoegazer-like ("Brickwalling") or seducing ("Tango"). "It was very important to us to play all songs live in the studio to make them sound as authentic as possible," Robert explains. "In addition, we're extremely proud of the fact that Science Of Signs has been 100% self-financed! There's no label, no sponsorship, no funding." Impressive if you think of the exquisite quality of both composition and production. "And we've only just begun, and it's just a little taste of what may come," Klembas sings in the opener "The Shape Of Things To Come." A promise raising high expectations.