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"In the hands of Asobi Seksu's gifted James Hanna, the guitars
ebb and swell less like the infamously turbulent English Channel
and instead soak your skull like a torrential, well-received downpour
on a steaming August afternoon in New York." - YRB |
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Camphor's Drawn to Dust offers up a dark but catchy listening experience reminiscent in flashes of artists like Beck, Nick Cave, Sufjan Stevens, Sparklehorse, Brian Wilson, Calexico, Wilco and late-era Talk Talk. The album will be released in February 2008. |
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"Their sound is a sunny, spastic, orchestrated,
multi-layered flavor of indie pop music, not too far removed from
Neutral Milk Hotel, with a similar hint of darkness and melancholy
in amongst the sweet melodies and harmonic vocals... I personally
think it's pretty fantastic" - Music for Robots |
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"Renee LoBue's voice is astounding - she
has incredible range and sounds like a female Bowie engaged in a
three-way with Hope Sandoval and Patti Smith." - The Village
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"Faunts do an excellent job of infusing
their post-rock compositions with warmth, rather than hiding behind
a wall of feedback" - Splendid Magazine |
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"Luca Maoloni's endearing warble is the
lone constant amid richly detailed storybook scenery that mutates
unpredictably, like a dream where Burt Bacharach and the Super Furry
Animals are hanging in a pawn shop whose contents suddenly develop
minds of their own." - Eye Weekly |
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With reverent nods to the flower-picking whimsy of the Zombies, the red-faced bluster of the Animals, and the delightful inanity of Syd Barrett, the Whitsundays' self-titled debut is a vintage gem, and a charming hodgepodge of '60s musical ephemera. The album will be released in January 2008. |
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"...an impressive album of displacement anxiety with sonics to match. Think Mercury Rev making a break up album. ****4 Stars" - The Independent |
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