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The Black and White Years
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While they don’t actually sound like them, The Black and White Years deserve comparison to the Talking Heads in the way they elicit quirky embellishments and innovative arrangements while retaining a catchy, tap-along pop feel. Gently rubbing shoulders with an assortment of styles, random pianos, congas and synth strings are intuitively weaved in and out of every track, creating a lush, pop sound that’s close to perfection. Anything but black and white, these five songs range in hue from “Run, Run, Run,” a slow samba-tinged Caribbean jam to “Power to Change,” which traces its lineage back to Blondie and the Talking Heads. Other cuts are more on the ambient side but even here vocalist Scott Butler invokes the David Byrne way of stuttering as he sings
- Austin Music Magazine, January 2007
- Austin Music Magazine, January 2007
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My Broken Hand
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Everyone
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Hysterical Sickness
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Lighten Up the Letters
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You are a Dragon
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A Wetter Sea
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Write It In a Book
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a Dense History
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Zeroes and Ones
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The Power to Change
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anudie wrote:
`Everyone' definetely sounds reggae, altough their sound is everywhere..which i like. Its like putting some paint on the floor of a room and letting a bunch of monkeys in. MONKEY PRINTS!
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Anelysium wrote:
Saw them open for PUSA. Good show.
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dturgentbyrne wrote:
P.S. Anyone know how I can get Real! In Color!? I love hearing early/alternate versions of songs.
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dturgentbyrne wrote:
Awesome sounding band.
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fieldmuzick wrote:
yesss, the raw recordings on myspace are better, but at all, the album is great. great use of different styles and great own ideas. thanks for sharing it completly (the new album)!
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apiarynews wrote:
Jamaican-like? Is that like Reggae?
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lestrouvailles wrote:
oh yes. I like both versions. I think the new ones will give them a bit more opportunities to develop their music into diverse directions. it is not so much dedicated to a music genre but more to the song itself.
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diogo_rodriguez wrote:
did you hear the new songs on Myspace? I like the raw album better, but it's still great stuff. I bet they're gonna be big!
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lestrouvailles wrote:
me neither. that's the freshest sound I've heard in a long time. just great!
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fieldmuzick wrote:
cant wait for the full album!!! ;-)
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