Viernes’ star is a quickly rising one. They’ve gone from just two Winter Park dudes to Pitchfork darlings in less than two years, and by the sound of their Kanine Records (Surfer Blood, Blind Man’s Colour) debut, Sean Moore and Alberto Hernandez plan on living up to the blogosphere hype.

The twelve-song set is like audible Braille, and Sinister Devices are riddled with more texture and nuance to keep ears occupied over a plethora of repeated listens. To top it all off, Viernes sequence and mix the album (with help from Roger Seibel) into a seamless blend of dreamy synth (“Liquid Tunnel”, “Sinister Devices”), lo-fi soundscapes (“Swimmer’s Ear”), and unique harmonies (“Glass Windows”).

They mix what sounds like a 1980’s Casio keyboard drum beat with pristine piano on “Ancient Amazon/New Fashion”, but show off their hi-fi styling’s on the three-minute track as well; Moore and Hernandez harmonize on top of subtle low end that is completely capable of rattling an entire encyclopedia off a bookshelf if it’s turned up loud enough. You could live inside the songs layers upon layers of tone, but it comes to an unfortunate end amongst the sounds of chirping birds.

The brilliance of Sinister Devices’ comes together on its sixth track, “Glacial Change of Pace”. Its three-and-a-half minutes epitomize many of the LP’s most admirable qualities: Unique (yet accessible) vocal phrasing, perfectly balanced reverb, well-executed percussion, rich electronic texture, and warm horns.

What’s remarkable about the song, and the album itself, is how Viernes manage to capture the organic tone of the real instruments – especially the human voice – despite the electronic nature that dominates their sound.

The duo have come a long way from recording at Moore’s mother’s house in Winter Park, and the extra money from Kanine records is definitely being put to work because the horns, piano, and classical guitar at the end of the track sound like they were meticulously mic’ed in an impenetrable sound booth.

The best part about it all is they don't try to do too much. Clocking in at just under 45-minutes, Sinister Devices does it’s best to not over indulge. It’s just short enough to keep coming back and long enough to give listeners the time to let all of the albums textures infiltrate their being. If Viernes keep this up, aging music fans in Florida will definitely be telling their “I saw them when…” stories for years to come.