Hyooman - Pilot

​Hyooman

Pilot
​self-released; 2022

4.1 out of 5 - TOP ALBUM

By Matt Jensen

Hyooman is an alternative/rock band from Minneapolis, MN, formed by Leng Moua and later joined by Elise Bremer (keys/vocals), McCoy Seitz (drums/vocals), Dillon Marchus (bass) and Victor Pokorny (guitar/vocals). The band recently released Pilot which is an LP with ten songs. They mention “The songs in this album cover a variety of themes. We go through modern day adulthood, frustrations with social media, nostalgia, existential dread, finding yourself in an age of mass information, capitalism and introspection.”

The album begins with “Discourse” which is one of the catchiest songs I’ve heard from the band but also serves as more of an intro. It’s under two minutes and ends too quickly but is indicative of what else is on this album.

Next up is the warm and joyful sounding “Kid.” This song reminded me of bands like Real Estate and Deerhunter which were popular indie bands around 2005. The guitars are really well produced with just enough reverb to make them seem inviting. I loved the hook on this song which I was humming along after my first listen. Great song.

“Mud Water'' starts with the melody which sounds like it could be a synth of manipulated guitar. The song's accessible and memorable melodies come right off the bat when the vocalist sings “Mud Water is thicker than blood” which is essentially the hook. I always feel pretty cool when a song actually starts with a hook and then goes into a verse. The verse settles into great vocals as well.

“So Proud” was giving me old school Weezer vibes similar to their sound when they released the Blue album. It’s another great song and I loved the vocals. The song is just full of great melodies from every angle like the guitar, vocals, etc.

“I Feel Fine” is another one for the win column. This song feels like it youthful suburban melancholy. That being said the chorus is this mix of melancholy and warmth. I was again super impressed by the band's ability to get a song to stick right away.

The single “Month End” is arguably the highlight. It’s an exceptional song with infectious grooves, stellar dynamics and wonderful singing. “Don’t Wanna Be” is a little more low key. It’s sort of this intimate quality that reminded me of the artist Youth Lagoon. The lyrics were top notch on this song and very relatable. One thing I liked was how he was listing off things about himself and came to the conclusion that “I don’t want to be anyone else that I know.”

The band continues to knock it out of the park with the ’80s synth sounding “In a Bad Way” while “No Accountability” has mid level energy and exceptional vocal harmonies. They close with “Sometimes” which is a feel good type of song. It fades out and then fades back in again which I wasn’t expecting.

​The band has been on my radar for a long time and they delivered an exceptional album from beginning to end. This is an album where you won’t want to skip any songs. Highly recommended.

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