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Flood Of Red

October 27, 2009 · 0 comments

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UK band Flood Of Red have recently released their debut album Leaving Everything Behind on their own label Dark City. Produced by Brian McTernan (Cave In, Thrice, Converge), Leaving Everything Behind sees the band making a leap into new territories. Toned-down and refined, Flood of Red now paint from a broader musical palette, incorporating the ambient and soundscape elements that earlier recordings hinted at, but without ever compromising the heavy blow they’ve been praised for.

Coconut / Fever Ray
This is a song I can listen to anytime, anywhere, and it will send me to a totally different place. The line ‘Take me anywhere, take me there’, sums up how I feel when I’m listening to it. It has an incredibly powerful atmosphere for just one woman to create. The different sounds used, the vocal production and the slow progression of the song all combine to create an eerie, yet refreshing masterpiece.

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Joel Stouffer, Dragonette

July 13, 2009 · 0 comments

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Dragonette recently released their debut single, Fixin To Thrill, from the album of the same name and it’s already been championed by Radio 1’s Pete Tong on his Essential Selection. This is the kind of music Britney wishes she wrote, internet bloggers hyperbolize over, and people lose their minds over. They do. File next to Robyn and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, but turn the lights down real low, and smear on the sleazy sexy vibe.

Grizzly Bear / Two Weeks
I loved this tune when I first heard it. And loved it even more when I saw the video! It sounds like a more haunting Pet Sounds.

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