Perch Patchwork
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Perch Patchwork专辑介绍
Perch Patchwork, the debut LP by Maps & Atlases, coming out June 29 on Barsuk Records, has pleased me more each time I’ve heard it. None of those listens have even slightly approached the experience of being front row, center at Metro last week when they opened for Frightened Rabbit. The sonorous decadence of the album simply exploded from the stage and the audience had no way of being prepared for it. I was thrilled. The band was humbled by their reaction. The applause echoed loudly off them after each break, and if they felt they needed to test this new material on a hometown audience, they were mistaken. Perch Patchwork stands on it’s own as a solid record of achievement. And yet it progresses fluidly from their two EPs. From their very accessible and yet elaborate compositions on Trees, Swallows, Houses and slightly less intricate but equally innovative songs of You and Me and The Mountain, these twelve tracks span the scope of both previous EPs,and this new LP stretchs this band further afield into more clearly defined pop realms. Dave’s voice simply sings more. I was not alone in humming along with him on “The Charm” that night; it’s a catchy tune and by the second verse you pick up where he’s going with it. This record is full of moments where Dave’s vocals nearly stand alone and we simply loved it. “Pigeon” also features a memorable few lines of lyrics accompanied by the sparsest of guitar melodies, soon joined by increasing percussion with a sort of South African feel (think of a few tracks off of that brilliant Paul Simon album, Graceland.) But don’t worry, there’s plenty of noise to this too. “Solid Ground” the single released in advance of the album, surely demonstrates that the band is in excellent shape. It was a joy to see them interact on stage and feel their chemistry.