The Tacet Mode is the creative project of Brian Connolly, and their recent album, “Not How You Color,” feels like the result of someone finally turning years of emotion, self-reflection, and personal experiences into music without filtering any of it down. There are traces of classic alternative rock and atmospheric 80s textures in their sound. Brian’s songwriting feels personal in the most natural way. His vocals carry a reflective, mellow energy that makes every song feel human and believable. What makes the project connect is how honest it sounds. The emotions feel lived-in instead of polished or manufactured.
“The Tacet Mode crafts immersive indie rock that quietly pulls you into its emotional world.”
The album creates this feeling of wandering through your own thoughts while everything around you slows down for a moment. Songs like “Prayer,” “False Alarms,” and “Black Honey” immediately settle into a reflective mood with shimmering guitars, soft synths, and vocals that feel intimate and close. “Black Honey” especially carries one of the strongest emotional ideas on the album because it talks about imperfections in such a direct and relatable way. Instead of hiding flaws, the song encourages people to sit with them honestly. The theme quietly runs through the entire project. Songs like “Nocturne Reveries,” “Infinity Mirror,” and “We Alone” lean heavily into atmosphere and mood rather than chasing catchy hooks, and that actually makes them more immersive. These tracks feel like slowly drifting through memories and emotions that you thought you had already moved on from.
The instrumentation across the album feels very spaced out. Every guitar layer, synth texture, and drum pattern gets enough space to breathe naturally. Musically, the tracks are immersive without needing huge, explosive moments. Even during its bigger musical moments, the album never loses its emotional intimacy, and that’s what makes it a truly honest collection of songs. Overall, “Not How You Color” is a release that connects through honesty more than spectacle. It quietly pulls you into its atmosphere, stays emotionally consistent throughout, and leaves behind a feeling that is reflective, human, and strangely comforting long after it ends. It feels best when listened to in one sitting because every track emotionally flows into the next.
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