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CANT – Ghosts

Don’t know how I let this one slip by for so long. This is a glimpse at what shape the solo work of Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor is set to take: ethereal harmonies, immaculate production and a gorgeous sound perfect for Sunday evening. Not too different from GB, then. Can’t wait to hear more of this. Continue Reading »

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Grizzly Bear – Cheerleader

Normally when an album has been as anticipated as much as Veckatimest has, it inevitably sinks under the weight of expectation. In the case of Grizzly Bear, everything they have done since 2006’s Yellow House has signalled a band nearing their creative peak. Continue Reading »

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Department of Eagles – Therapy Car Noise

In Ear Park took a little time to grow on me but now that it has, I can’t stop listening to it. I think it will make the ideal musical accompaniment to the onset of autumn and I can’t wait to see the songs performed live. This record has a lot in common with Grizzly Bear’s Yellow House and I wonder if that’s a testament to the input Dan Rossen had on that album. Continue Reading »

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Fast Fourier – Wonderlove

I should probably stop writing about Chris Taylor’s various side-projects – the man will grow uneasy. But by chance (honestly) I’ve just discovered a group he was in with Grizzly Bear bandmate Chris Bear. Named after an algorithm, Fast Fourier appear to have released two albums, the last of which, Tomorrow, Tomorrow, was released in 2006 – the same year as Yellow House. The album is now out of print and although the gushing blurb on Amazon describes it as “a break in rock history,” it certainly sounds edgier than the material one would normally associate with these guys, and it certainly warrants a gander over at their now forgotten-about MySpace profile. Continue Reading »

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Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson – The Debtor

It’s my birthday…and I have just got my hands on a Chris Taylor-produced album that I didn’t even know existed. Not only that, but I think this is my favourite out of all the songs I’ve been posting latetel.  24 year-old Miles will soon be touring the States with fellow Brooklyn-ites TV On The Radio and you can find his recent Daytrotter session (which includes a Dylan cover) here. Continue Reading »

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