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TAHITI 80 Puzzle
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Pi////() is an antidote to Jaded ears. lhis debut album from this gaggle of French popsters cOuld bo positivity put to music. l7rothy. light- hearted melodies. dreamy spaced—out lyrics and sweetly seductive vocals charm heavrer' electronic
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subm ssion. There is none of the elevated arrogance of follow (lOUlthliK-Ell Air: instead. :illlltk Daft Punk on valium. A cutesy would— be—backgroiind—music exterior on tracks such as ‘Heartbeat' and ‘Easy Way Out' disguises a robust
centre. '.'."nich r:onfrcnts expectations and derriands .inrli'.irled attention. Their innocenti, hypnotic sound is higth ’ll‘Silit’LTI‘Jf} and ll‘: spite of some repetition. this is a fine first effort of effewescent. free—form deliciousness.
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You wouldn't expect a band with a name like Snowpony to write lyrics like ‘I tried to sell my soul to the deyil But he already owned it'. Norther would you expect slea/y bass. melodic vocals. thrash guitar and tho
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ROCK POP PERNICE BROTHERS
The World Won’t End (Soutnpavxi 00.0
Not too many moons ago. the music press. when it still constituted a plural. decreed iagaini that guitars were like iust so five minutes ago yeah. 'Spose they had a point if Travis and Coldplay were the case for the defence. But shelve your scepticism for it is not actually a crime to tangle or to indulge in lyrics of the 'this old heart of mine
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Camera Obscura
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New single 25 June. CD & Ltd Edition 7"
Released On Andmoresound Records. Distributed By Prime
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Althctigh i’iétl’7()llli haiis from Brighton. it's unloth pointing out that this album has sod all to do with Big Beat. It does. lio‘.‘.'e\.«'er, have a lot to do With the bittersweet acoustic introspection of artists like Jeff Buckley. not least on tho chiming single 'Something In My Lye" and ‘God Protect Your Soul'. a retreat from heartbreak to some Wide open area of clarity.
Ed Harcourt's still nothing if not his own man, though. as you realise when you're suddenly \.«vrong-footod by the odd lovesick. piano—led stormer like 'Shanghai'. Don't believe tho title; there's nothing remotely monstrous on this. (David Pollock)
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AmbitiOi sly billed as being about 'natural phenomena. science and life as a metaphor'. tho music contained herein fortunately proves to be as intelligently composed as its authors' aspirations for it. Opening instrumental 'She Was Loaded In An Everyday Kind Of Way' is a Sinister ha/e of horns and guitar that would probably make even Davrd Lynch feel uneasy. and from there it's a torpor-indtiCIng (but in a good way) mix of indie rock. strange accompanying instruments and subtle production tricks. Caroline Ross' vocals feature rarely. but when they do — like the rest of the album — they're as tOXic yet comforting as a 5am nicotine fix. (DaVid Pollock.
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