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Chiodos
Perhaps no one can explain the sheer ferocity and timid quietness it is better than when vocalist Craig Owens says “we don’t want to let the kids down” when discussing the group’s intense vocals live at shows. Well they never let a single kid down with their vicious assault on the ears and grip on the jugular...
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Gregor Samsa — Rest Buy it at Amazon
Perhaps one of the most memorable indie pop bands out there, Gregor Samsa composes mini-symphonies on their aptly titled third full-length “Rest”. The amazing thing was that it was written via e-mail by the various members who were in Boston, D.C., New York City, Chicago, and Richmond. The nine opuses that are as poignant and hauntingly original as anything Sigur Ros has done to date, were recorded utilizing piano instead of guitar on a rare Bosendorfer that was once owned by music legend Philip Glass. As usual the arrangements are lush with varied instruments including vibraphone, a Rhodes, celesta, mellotron, clarinet, various stringed instruments, synths, percussion, and a lot of vocal harmonies. “Rest” is easily one of the best albums of 2008 and will go down in Top 100 lists for quite some time. Did I mention, “GET THIS”?
- J-Sin
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