Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Communist Daughter

Add Date: March 30

Artist: Communist Daughter

Album: Soundtrack to the End

Label: Grain Belt

Genre: Acoustic Pop

Comments: Soundtrack to the End, the debut album from Communist Daughter (yup, like the NMH song) is a collection of wistful, melodic pop songs--the sound is gentle but not boring, with an appropriate amount of folk-influences, combining to make a nostalgic and melancholy record that, somehow, is more comforting than depressing. "Speed of Sound" is absolutely beautiful, with simple yet effective harmonies, "Oceans" is fuller-sounding, and "Tumbleweed" is gentle acoustic pop with a slight touch of background reverb. An impressive debut, to say the least.

Note: Melissa Maerz from Rolling Stone says "Fragile, daydreaming harmonies. Swirling synths that spin and spin until they fall down dizzy. Steady-galloping drums that coolly pass you by....Yes, there's a good kind of sadness, and this is what is sounds like".

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