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Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
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Description: | 7" on 4AD |
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| Format: | 7" | |
| Genre(s): | Experimental Indie | |
| Label: | 4AD | |
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£2.49
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| Availability: | Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry! |
...according to our Brett on 22 April 2010.
I've been looking forward to this one 'cos it's artwork is The Best. Of anything, ever. You can't even see the back on our site but that's amazing too. This is Ariel Pink's 4AD debut which could be a worrying time for long-time fans, what with him presumably having an actual recording budget and shit now. 'Round & Round' keeps a little bit of his trademark haze but you can actually pick parts out fairly easily now and the poppiness he's always had is more to the fore than I've ever heard before. Check my triple rhymes! I guess the question is whether his tunes can hold up when they're exposed that little bit more and on the evidence of this I don't think there's much doubt as it's tidy, intelligently written tune with loads of interesting touches in the verses contrasted with a big, anthemic chorus which literally leaps out of the speakers at you; I'm pretty sure I'll be cursing its catchiness when I'm humming it on the way home in about five minutes' time. The B-side is cool too with its mid-80s Scritti Politti vibe and a few extra layers of sonic murk. A very fine single!
You can preview it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiLqAu4s-_s
Having established himself and the group as one of the most central characters in contemporary avant-garde pop, Haunted Graffiti's debut for 4AD follows on from the likes of albums ‘The Doldrums’ (2004) and ‘House Arrest’ (2006).
The collaborative efforts of ‘Round and Round’ and its flipside ‘Mistaken Wedding’ cement the notorious lo-fi act as a gloriously surreal blend of deranged pop and eerie psychedelia.
