Sunday, July 08, 2007

BLACK BEFORE RED - TEENAGE AMERICA


ARTIST / BAND: BLACK BEFORE RED
SONG (MP3): TEENAGE AMERICA
ALBUM: Belgrave to Kings Circle
FILE UNDER: Indie / Pop / Rock
LABEL: i eat records

INFO: Black Before Red throws the traditional four-piece line-up a curve. Multi-instrumentalists all, they seamlessly incorporate acoustic, electric and electronic elements and seem to draw on the wholeof the history of rock and pop while offering up something entirely new. Enlisting the help of friends from Okkervil River, The Lemurs and Zykos for an even fuller symphonic sound, Belgrave to Kings Circle offers a rich fabric of challenging arrangements captured in a recording that speaks of obsessive perfectionism of the best kind. Despite our love of these elements, we barely noticed them at first, too busy dancing around the living room and trying to sing along before we even knew the words.

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