It’s great to hear Suzanne Perry in her element once again.  A one-time shoegazer vocalist for the ethereal band, Love Spirals Downward, Suzanne Perry brought to bear a marvelous “heavenly voice,” infusing Ryan Lum’s well developed musical explorations with a rainy-day reflective quality on their progressive classic recordings.  That legacy is well secured on the small selection of Love Spirals Downward dream-pop classics.

On her latest recording, her first in almost ten years, she joins an assembled group interestingly named Melodyguild.  The band is comprised of guitars, drums, and bass and is, at core, a dream-pop band.  Their first work, Aitu, is a 4-track EP of their music as an introduction.

Aitu, a Polynesian word meaning ‘ghosts’ and ‘spirits’ certainly conjure these beings up easily enough.  Although this EP is only four songs long, there is a feeling of familiarity here that never detracts from the music at hand, but serves to remind that Perry has more in her and that we deserve to hear it.  Perry shines on her contributions, particularly on “Accomplice” and “Unparallel.”

Aitu reveals that given a strong chance, Melodyguild could hone the rough edges and develop to become a memorable band.  With the trophy of Perry’s voice, it should be easily accomplished.