Archive For The “Indie” Category
Absolutely sublime recreation of late eighties indie pop. Peter Hook’s patented basslines, the Cocteau Twins gorgeous sheen, Johnny Marr’s cascading guitars, the Chameleon’s romantic melancholy, Felt’s sublime majesty. I’m transported back to the Panic Station, Dingwall’s monday nights…this is ecstatically brilliant and big thanks to Paul Ilechko for the tip!
Take one part Vampire Weekend, one part Jonathan Richman and stir vigorously. Throw in a smidgen of Dick Dale and a respectful nod in the direction of the Cure and you might well think that you have a recipe for aural purgatory. For reasons I cannot fathom, this record fails to irritate, indeed it is 
An absolutely furious recording. Drumming of splendid brutality embellished with cascading guitars and vocal harmonies that surely originate from a demented barbershop in hell’s deepest circle. In truth this record adds a degree of sophistication to the lupine oevre and in so doing subtracts nothing from the gleefully deranged experience that listening to Wolf Parade 
