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BISHOP ALLEN
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Description
Bishop Allen are currently one of the world's most blogged about artists & it's no wonder. With songs like "Click Click Click Click" (already JJJ rotation) & "Like Castanets", computer geeks obsessed with Beirut, Belle & Sebastian & Jens Lekman are frothing.
The Broken String is a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated & addictive. Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom, revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, & the Zombies. The band's EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere; but it also garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day.
The Broken String is the follow-up for which Bishop Allen fans have long clamoured. Bishop Allen has always been the musical venture of Harvard grads Justin Rice & Christian Rudder, along with an ever-rotating cast of musical collaborators. Originating in Boston, the band spent the past four years in Brooklyn, NY, where they cemented the current incarnation of the band.
Outside of their impressive musical achievements, Rudder & Rice are accomplished actors. Rice starred in the wildly successful Andrew Bujalski-directed independent film, Mutual Appreciation, while Rudder starred in Bujalski's prior work, Funny Ha Ha. The Broken String is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It's poised to be the pop soundtrack to the winter of 2007.
The Broken String is a hooky indie-pop gem, but Bishop Allen's EP material proves far more sophisticated & addictive. Bishop Allen's pop smarts sound timeless, escaping the indie-pop idiom, revealing a language informed by the Kinks, Dylan, & the Zombies. The band's EP-a-month project was the toast of the blogosphere; but it also garnered the band attention everywhere from the Wall Street Journal to NPR's Song of the Day.
The Broken String is the follow-up for which Bishop Allen fans have long clamoured. Bishop Allen has always been the musical venture of Harvard grads Justin Rice & Christian Rudder, along with an ever-rotating cast of musical collaborators. Originating in Boston, the band spent the past four years in Brooklyn, NY, where they cemented the current incarnation of the band.
Outside of their impressive musical achievements, Rudder & Rice are accomplished actors. Rice starred in the wildly successful Andrew Bujalski-directed independent film, Mutual Appreciation, while Rudder starred in Bujalski's prior work, Funny Ha Ha. The Broken String is not just a great record by Bishop Allen standards. It's poised to be the pop soundtrack to the winter of 2007.
Details
Released: Mon 23 Jul 2007
Catalogue Number: URA223
Track Listing
| 1. | The Monitor |
| 2. | Rain |
| 3. | Click Click Click Click |
| 4. | The Chinatown Bus |
| 5. | Flight 180 |
| 6. | Like Castanets |
| 7. | Butterfly Nets |
| 8. | Shrinking Violet |
| 9. | Corazon |
| 10. | Middle Management |
| 11. | Choose Again |
| 12. | The News From Your Bed |
Availability
Estimated despatch 5-10 days after ordering.
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