The Memory of Snow gives us an alternative action, blending dream pop and synth pop with post punk and industrial influences. Peppered with the glamor of David Bowe and the conceptual vibrance of Depeche Mode, the band’s sound transcends the boundary of convention. Led by French musician Albin Wagener, the group stretches creativity, liberating genres from their usual contexts and structures. Their latest single is ‘Woken Up By A Sharp Pain’, a track that administers a boost of song with dance beats, sizzling synths, rising rhythms, and layered vocals. 

There’s a colorful dimension and then there’s a dissonant and darker plane contrasting it. This duality perhaps alludes to the idea and theme behind the title, ‘Woken up by a Sharp Pain’, where there’s a dream element going on that is full of fun and frolic and then the interrupting frequency of the sharp pain. This push and pull fractures the fantasy and the reality, forming in the crack that is effectuated. It’s really interesting to engage with the soundscape as it has so many different sensibilities and thematic patterns to uncover. Listen Now! 

The track is available for streaming on popular sites like Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music! 

You can listen to ‘Woken Up By A Sharp Pain’ by The Memory of Snow here –