Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Sun Airway

Add Date: October 26 

Artist: Sun Airway 

Album: Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier 

Label: Dead Oceans 

Genre: Electronica, atmospheric pop 

Comments: Wonderfully atmospheric pop on Sun Airway's Nocturne of Exploded Crystal Chandelier. Balancing hazy vocals with a grounded sense of rhythms and hooks, the group has managed to create a record that is textural and abstract, while still maintaining an electronic-pop sensibility. While I hate resorting to the comparison, it's as if you substantially toned down Animal Collective without making them boring, threw in some Passion Pit, some indie rock, and then took away all possible comparisons (because honestly, the record is good enough to be considered as such based on its own merits, rather than on similarities to other groups). Really excellent. Start with tracks 1, 3 and 8.

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