What I find most interesting and ultimately most enjoyable about the album is the subtle shift from style to style. The starting point of the album, very synthesized and driven (try Detwiller Pavilion below), feels very different from the ending point in the twelfth track. The change starts around the fifth track, Future Ghost, which is a quiet, delicate, lush piece - quite a stark change from the first four tracks. After that things pick up a bit but never return to the electronic intensity of the first third of the album, instead shifting to a more new wave indie pop feel very reminiscent of the furor of Boston based bands in the 90's (Throwing Muses, Belly, more recently Static of the Gods, etc...).
The album comes out in a few weeks. In the meantime, enjoy the following:
and one from their last album:
Visit their website, their label Submerged Records, and become their friend on MySpace.
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Thanks for the review. I thought you might find this one amusing: http://www.iheartmusic.net/serendipity/
P.S. The song is actually called "Future Ghost", not "Fugitive Ghost".
John,
Ouch. Tough crowd over at I Heart Music. Thanks for the correction on the song title.
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