It's been a year since I first reviewed material from this Swedish rock group. Well Aoria are back with a new two-song EP. While the previous demo had more a new-wave meets rock aspect to it, these two songs tread different water. "A Slow Moving Storm" is just that - a slower moving track that seems to draw an awful lot from the post-rock world, but with dramatic vocals akin to OK Computer-era Thom Yorke. The second track here, "The Host," is a little closer to the music of their previous release. The vocals still have that Yorke-esque quality, the music is a bit more rock oriented, but still drifts into dreamy post-rock sequences here and there. Overall, this is another nice venture, though I'd like to see what Aoria could do with a full and proper release before I'm officially sold on them.
