Grovesnor - Soft Return

TRACKLISTING:
01. Turn Your Radio Up
02. Taxi From The Airport
03. Dan
04. Nitemoves
05. Find A Way To Stop Him
06. Dragon Tree
07. Soft Return
08. No Doubt About It
09. When I Saw You Dance
10. I Heard Violins
11. Cuckolded
 
OVERVIEW: Grovesnor - the troubadour who looks ‘like a teacher but sings like Usher’ - with a soft voice and an aching heart, making the beats to move your feet.
 
Here on Planet Earth Grovesnor is Rob Smoughton, drummer for Hot Chip and student of the old school who loves a good tune and a crisp rhythm. “I always try to write songs with strong melody and harmony, and with an underlying narrative, but I also own a pair of dancing shoes and love to boogie.”
Although undeniably influenced by the pop music of the 80’s there’s something supremely modern about the music of Grovesnor. Yes there are echoes of Hall and Oates and Billy Joel but also Daft Punk and The Flaming Lips.
 
Grovesnor’s is a unique blend of future pop - check the ticking drum machines and chill wave synths on ‘Taxi From The Airport’ or the dubstep machinations of ‘Nitemoves’ with its Joe Jackson on poppers new millennium vibes.
 
Soft Return is an audio movie where the surface sheen hides a bruised heart, like Francis Ford Coppola’s film ‘One From The Heart’ Grovesnor’s songs are full of soft focus imagery and fine performances.

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