release date: Apr. 2, 2013
format: cd
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,18]
producer: Rob Barbato
label: Dead Oceans - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 2. "Next Stop" (3 / 5) (live on KEXP) - 3. "Outta My Mind" - 4. "Dead in Your Head" (live on KEXP) - 5. "Dreaming Without You" - 7. "Love Spells" (3 / 5) (live on KEXP) - 8. "Searching Through the Past" (live on KEXP) - 11. "Guy Like You"
Studio debut album by Bleached, a duo consisting of the two sisters Jennifer and Jessie (aka Jessica) [birth name] Clavin (both former Mika Miko members). Jennifer plays guitar, percussion, piano, and handles vocals, and Jessie plays bass, guitar, lap steel guitar, percussion, and also vocals. Only other musicians on the album are Dan Allaire on drums and Will Canzoneri on clarinet and organ.
Initially, I thought this wasn't interesting at all, but really, it is! It's lo-fi, indie pop, or just: garage rock revival somewhere between Alabama Shakes, Arctic Monkeys, The Strokes, Pixies with a nice touch of '70s Blondie. It's downright dirty, like 'garage rock' has to be, but it's also harmonic, refreshingly simple, and in a positive sense: quite easily digested, which also makes me think of a slower up-to-date version of The Ramones.
(live performance at KEXP)
(live performance at KEXP)
