Avane is Imandra Lake’s 2014 release on Tallinn’s Seksound Record Label, a ten-track set shaped by dream pop, indie pop, indie rock and shoegaze. The sound points towards the softer, blurrier side of guitar-based alternative music, with pop structure underneath the haze rather than a totally abstract approach. It feels designed for late-night listening, but there’s enough songcraft here to keep it from drifting away entirely.
The tracklist moves through titles such as “Vöö”, “Metsatants”, “Maa põleb” and “Öö puhkab”, giving the album a distinct sense of place even before the music is taken on its own terms. Imandra Lake have been active since 2010, and Avane sits comfortably in the Tallinn indie context suggested by the release tags. It should appeal to anyone drawn to the overlap between melodic indie pop and shoegaze, especially if polished mainstream pop leaves you cold but outright noise feels like too much. The paid release is available as FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and 320 kbps MP3, with a compact disc option as well.
