Look at the amalgam of abbreviations. What does it mean to you? Low fidelity is what it stands the verbal juxtaposition signifies. But most music fans would associate the term 'lo-fi' with a genre. Characterized by a persistent tape hiss and fuzzed out guitars, lo-fi music has become the 'film photography' of indie music. You know those photo
graphers that only use film for the aesthetic value. Some would argue that most lo-fi artists out there today have access to better production but would rather use worse production techniques to make their music more.... 'authentic?' I'm not really sure. I mean it's cool to listen to, but I wouldn't say I'm a fan of a lot of lo-fi acts. I remember thinking Wavves was cool before he made bad records. And I mean, it's cool. Sore Eros is lo-fi. That's the point. It's dreamy and psychotic, but it's grainy qualities and loose production give it a lot of almost sensual characteristics. Imagine the sexuality that seems to be so admired from The xx, combined with the aesthetic of Julian Lynch's solo recordings. I haven't really delved to the depths of Second Chants. But I love it so far.
