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'Calypso Gold' is the new single from indie pop crooners Princeton. As the title suggests, they've adopted a calyso-esque beat and absorbed it into thier already established bold indie rock songwriting style to create a lush, propulsive single, adding layers of strings and warm vocal tones to give the single a wonderous, magical feel. The Fol Chen remix of 'Shout it Out' on the b-side has an Animal Collective remixed by DFA vibe to it. Full, rich vocals battle it out with crunchy beat, flutes and some SA&W-esque poptones.“Bouncy, lilting rhythmic structures...a sound that will send listeners off to a regal pop Valhalla” SPIN
“[Calypso Gold] features lush strings and infectious, syncopated percussion for an effect that’s wistful and even a little danceable” PITCHFORK
“They deftly affix ambitious stringed arrangements to their spry indie rock” STEREOGUM
‘”The band’s debut album is charming and frisky with touches of the Cure and Leonard Cohen, and even some shoegaze pop” NY TIMES
Fittingly for such a broad range of lyrical touchstones, the band’s musical influences stretch just as wide, taking in everything from Something Else-era Kinks to Serge Gainsbourg, New Order, Arthur Russell, Scott Walker, Yo La Tengo and Gilberto Gil. While still rooted in the Baroque pop of their past work, Cocoon of Love sees the band explore new moods and styles, from the seductive, synth-driven Martina and Clive Krantz to the straight-up Stax-style soul of Show Some Love, When Your Man Gets Home.
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