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...according to our Dave on Thu 16 Dec, 2010.
Ethereal post folk rock from the Austin, Texas miserablists. The two tracks on offer have also a sort of neo-classical feel. They sound minimal one second then grandiose the next. It has an epic swelling feel. The tracks sound rich and well produced and the playing is super professional and tasteful. The best thing about this band is the fact the founding members name is Rob Lowe. The idea that when he's not weeing on minors and starring in Brat Pack flicks he's making super slick neo classical music and making beardstrokers everywhere cry into their vast record collections excites me. Epic if not quite my cup of tea.
7" includes a full-color postcard with a unique download code for the mp3 version of the audio and bonus material including remixes by Prefuse 73, Benoit Pioulard, and others, videos, and more. With every Balmorhea release the mystery grows, as does our relationship with the band's music. For this single, the band shakes things up, revealing two new sides of themselves as they explore new sounds, textures, and instruments. In just over three minutes, "Candor"s polyrhythmic marimbas, glistening electric guitar, and haunting operatic vocals reveal something dark and otherworldly. "Clamor" is ecstatic with its persistent piano propulsion, electrifying bass, and bombastic drums. If "Candor" is a tense and foggy dream, lost in a forest, beguiled by the angelic siren overhead, "Clamor" is the heart-pounding shamanistic wake-up call. With these two tracks the band delivers something uniquely "Balmorhea" without pandering to expectations, or selfishly indulging in alienating experimentalism. Whether these tracks are a detour or simply giving us a preview of the band's new sound, doesn't matter. It's enough to just watch the band grow in new directions and exceed our expectations. Fresh, exciting, and inspired, Candor/Clamor reminds us why we fell in love with Balmorhea's music in the first place. The band will tour the EU in Oct/Nov promoting this release, and will return to tour the EU again in Spring of 2011. "The band's most concise record to date, Constellations never overreaches or demands attention. Its rich textures push it past the point of background music, and its gorgeous melodies serve as anchors for even the sparest moments...” Pitchfork Riley, Gideon Coe)
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