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hrough the bitterly cold wind I egotistical station headquarters employee,
trudged a mile to the Epic Center and the caring head of security with an
to see Kalamazoo’s Fourth Annual New apparent drinking problem all developed
Play Festival and, because my phone into unique characters.
ran out of battery while it was giving me
Then there was an hour and a half
directions and certainly through no fault of long break during which the writer spoke
my own, I arrived late. Not by more than with me about the process of writing and
a few minutes, but still enough to keep me his inspiration, an article he found in the
from seeing the opening play, Dumb Dinky newspaper about a woman who, like the
Arms, until its second showing at 8pm.
woman in this play, went to a train station
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the stage, where nothing but a table with been replaced, and had it changed back
a few papers scattered on top stood in an at the station in her area. He hoped to use
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play started, I had the opportunity to meet WRWKHZRUOGRQWKHJURXQGVWKDWZKLOHÀOP
with Steve Feffer and Kalamazoo’s own Ed productions can be dragged on and padded
Menta, producers and creators of the New out by special effects, that is much more
Play Festival. They explained that it started GLIÀFXOW WR H[HFXWH LQ OLYH SURGXFWLRQV
by asking for play submissions from their nearly impossible, so people come to plays
theatre classes, and quickly expanded to with the expectation of seeing something
asking for submissions from around the true and human, which is why he, with
Kalamazoo community as a whole during advice from his professor, turned to the
the summer, allowing experienced and QHZVSDSHUWRÀQGLQVSLUDWLRQ+DYLQJEHHQ
inexperienced playwrights the opportunity given the opportunity to see how plays are
to hear their plays read aloud in front of read and performed, and the opportunity
the audience. Because
to revise his work,
the New Play Festival
Riley Noonan has
involves eleven of
continued writing
Kalamazoo’s theatres,
including
“Following that was Why Dogs scripts,
it also serves to
another ten-minute
introduce the people Howl, Tucker Hafferty’s brilliant, and a one-act play.
of Kalamazoo to the
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scene
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around,
the wide variety of
views of race, history, and and it was time
offerings in the city.
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the
second
When more people sentiment that surround the city of round
of
new
crowded into the red Detroit, which built to an intense plays, starting with
cushioned seats that
Dumb Dinky Arms
surrounded the stage, climax involving murder, arson, and by Justin Gibson,
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a hilarious radio
baseball trivia.”
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play about a T-Rex
began, Mind the Gap
named Rex, who
by Riley Noonan. Only ten minutes long, bought prosthetic arms to be able to play
the play told the story of a woman named basketball with his friends Pack and Big
Elouise Standing, who boarded a train one Al, a Pachycephalosaurus and Allosaurus.
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the intercom that routinely spoke “mind the to avoid complicated costumes, but also
gap” to passengers had been changed, and allowed for the delivery of jokes, whether
confronted Roger and Frank, two men who dinosaur puns or the reveal that Rex had
work at the station headquarters, about the been wearing prosthetic arms all along
recent change, revealing that the man who to be approached in a fresh way that was
voiced the earlier recording was her late ultimately satisfying and, most importantly,
husband, and that the train recording of funny, with lines like “Hey Rex, I didn’t
him was the only piece of him left in this know you had a tattoo! Made in Pangaea…
world. And in just those ten minutes, the Isn’t everything made in Pangaea?” and
grieving wife attempting to hold onto what “Someone invent medicine already!” When
remains of her husband, the proud and asked about the decision to make it into a
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radio play, the writer said that as long as
he got people thinking about dinosaurs, it
was enough.
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Shakes by Dustin Brown, was a full act
long, and followed a high schooler named
Wes who, despite never reading Walden,
decides to follow the example of his idol
Thoreau, whose name he never pronounces
correctly, and retreat into a life in the
woods, which goes just about as poorly
as one would expect. The play hit a little
close to home with my own high school
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experience, and effectively poked fun at the
wannabee intellectuals and revolutionaries
that everyone knew, or was, in high
school, with clever misquotes from famous
authors, frequent mispronunciations, and
Wes’ own special cringe-inducing poetry.
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Tucker Hafferty’s brilliant, emotional study
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sentiment that surround the city of Detroit,
which built to an intense climax involving
murder, arson, and baseball trivia.
The night ended with a brief talkback to
the writers of the plays, which gave them
feedback on what the audience would like
to see from them in the future, helping
to improve their current work and learn
what to do in their future works. Anthony
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The indie rock power duo has
space – the instruments melodize with his
disproven the colloquialism “one and
voice and then allow his vocals to belt out.
done”. After the Disco, the second album
Holding on For Life is one of the
of the Shins’ James Mercer and Gnarls
catchiest on the album, displaying
Barkley’s Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger
Mouse), came out February 4th 2014 and is Mercer’s incredible vocal range as he hits
disco-high notes, and Danger Mouse’s
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organ melody, along with a reoccurring
Broken Bells hit the scene in 2010 with
alien-space-station effect.
their self-titled album, Broken Bells. The
Leave it Alone is a slow song featuring
successful single “The High Road” got a
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lot of attention and radio play.
Mercer’s distorted voice in an almost soul
Broken Bells released two singles
moan. A harmonizing chorus joins Mercer
prior to the release, After the Disco and
in the repeated chorus of “leave it alone,
Holding on for Life.
leave it alone, leave it alone.”
Broken Bells banks on interesting
After the Disco is an upbeat dance-y
melodies. They have a way of making
track with lyric such “Do what you
each verse, chorus, melody and note
want, do what you will,” and “How did
sound right, heartfelt,
I get in this wild
important and
maze of love?” A
intentional. In this
“They are anything but broken.”
constant drum beat,
album, the band is
a tambourine, a clap
joined by a fourbeat, and a high
piece choir and
synth-keyboard melody keeps one’s head
the seventeen-piece Angel City String
bobbing.
Orchestra.
A Perfect World starts off the album
Mercer’s boyish voice and strikingly
with fast technical beats and strong
poetic verses meld together with
keyboard melodies reminiscent of the prior
Danger Mouse’s catchy and creative
album. The electric guitar whines and
synth melodies. It is a pure combination
climbs throughout this song as Mercer’s
of classic alternative and synth
voice joins with “Whoa-oh-oh’s”. His
instrumentations – electric and acoustic
guitar, organ, piano, bass, percussion, and lyricism is evident. “The open doors left
me wanting more,” he sings. “…But I
synthesizers. Broken Bells is like putting
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ketchup and mayonnaise together in
perfect world all the same.” And the synth
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slows and we hear an outro. “We looked
like, “Is this going to work?” And now
for exit signs. But we can’t be changed into
we come to know it is the best possible
nothing overnight. Though we know it’s
French fry condiment.
over, it keeps exploding every morning
Clearing the air: neither Mercer nor
when we rise.”
Danger Mouse interact with French fries
I’d recommend the entire album.
on the album. But, they do play the bass,
Though the duo may be called the Broken
organ, synth, and percussion, and wrote
Bells – and in fact, they are! – they are
all the songs. Danger Mouse skillfully
produced the album. The cover is a neoanything but broken. Rachel Dranoff
futuristic image of the back of a pink
naked woman’s body in purple space,
staring at the band’s out-there logo of a
huge spiky pink orb.
Broken Bells is the evolved, more
interesting and explorative form of the
Postal Service.
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more so on the synth and organ for the
melody overall and used Mercer’s voice
to back up the music – take October,
for example, in which a strong piano
melody holds the stage throughout the
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heard the opening track “Overdone”.
The intro was bright, almost with a Sgt.
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The positivity was radiating through my
thoughts. What an incredible start to an album… unfortunately, the rest of the album
didn’t live up to this standard.
The three songs following were not distasteful, but they did not produce the same
enthusiasm as “Overdone”. “It’s Alright
Now” and “Carry Me” will make the kids
dance, and they successfully incorporate
some intricate experimental sounds that
PDNHWKHPIXOÀOOLQJHQRXJK%XWVRPHthing about the excessive repetition of “It’s
alright now I don’t wanna wait” and “You
carry me” make the tunes sound less genuine. “Home by Now” starts promising with
a keyboard beat that rings of Nujabes, but
the cool electronic edge is lost as it slowly
drags on; I would have rather just heard
the introduction on a loop for the song’s
duration of four and a half minutes.
“Whenever, Wherever” and “Eyes Off
You” provided slow contrast to the previous songs. Both sound like ballads featuring very exposed vocals and minimal
instrumentation, but attempt to continue
with the same psychedelic theme of before
interwoven throughout. “Whenever, Wherever” bizarrely incorporates a drum beat
that rings of the fake beat boxing “boots &
cats” which is altogether too distracting.
“Eyes Off You” does a better job at pulling at the heartstrings with a more subtle
transition to full band sound that easily
rolls back into a tapered off, sincerely sung
“Eyes Off You” reminiscent of the start of
the tune.
“Luna” and “Feel” have more of a sense
of the Bombay Bicycle Club that I had
known from their 2011 release “A Different
Kind of Fix.” They are upbeat, satisfying,
could-be singles. These grooveable tunes
carried on the underlying psychedelic feel
of the album, but yet again, they did not
move me to the extent that “Overdone”
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Long, See You Tomorrow” drives home the
album with a return of the enthusiasm that
the album started with, and that somewhat
made up for the entire middle section.
It’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy this
album, but I so wanted it to be something
more than it was. I love when I can see
elements of Paul Kantner, Syd Barrett, and
other psychedelic rock gods in modern
music, but Bombay Bicycle Club did not
stylistically abandon enough of their stereotypical four-piece indie band sound in
order to fully commit to their experimentation. Erica Vanneste
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Interview: ZAIDE PIXLEY, PH.D.
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year seminar Rock and Roll to Rap and the sophomore seminar Music and Identity. I sat
down and asked her a few questions about her personal experiences with music.
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whole body – breath, heart, muscles, everything. Music is dangerous—Putin freed Pussy
Riot! Music can start movements—anti-apartheid movements, women’s movements, civil
rights movements. Music can send all kinds of messages, moral teachings, about how
people are supposed to behave and not behave. It can teach you about history, politics,
race, gender...plus, it’s fun. It’s incredibly fun.
What are some of your favorite bands?
Well, the key to my musical life is that for my formative years I immersed myself in
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love the Beatles, Otis Redding, the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Simon and Garfunkel, Peter,
Paul, & Mary, Joni Mitchell, George P. Clinton, Sam Cooke. I love electronic music, like
John Cage. Now I’m into Rodriguez, Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols, the Four-Tops, Dr.
Funkenstein, Eric Clapton. I like country, but not canned country—I love Bob Dylan. I
love jazz. I’m trying to learn about Bikini Kill and Riot Grrl. Oh—and I love the Talking
Heads! I think musicologists live in a very big musical world, we have big ears. There is
not much music I don’t like—I don’t like music when it is contrived, fake, and set up to
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Abbey Road, Side B. I think Abbey Road is profound.
What are some artists you’ve seen live?
I have seen some fabulous classical musicians live—Pablo Casals, Vladimir Horowitz,
Yo-Yo Ma, great orchestras. I went to Rodriguez’s coming home concert in Detroit at the
Masonic Temple. I saw Ike and Tina Turner in Central Park, that was great! I would rather
go to Bell’s and listen to a band than go to a fancy concert, because I want to go where
people are really creating music and I can see that happening.
Do you have any music you would consider your “guilty pleasure”?
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crank it down when he walks in the door.
Erin Bensinger
Pixley’s Playlist
Aretha Franklin – Respect
Four-Tops – Reach Out
Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
Beatles – A Day in the Life
Rodriguez – Climb up on My Music
All manifestations of Marvin Gaye’s Heard it through the grapevine
Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
Otis Redding – When A Man Loves A Woman
Eric Clapton – I Can’t Stand It
Los Lobos – Chuco’s Cumbia
Linda Ronstadt – Heart on the Wheel
Anything by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Naked
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Issue:
Steven
ust when you thought 1969 was
gone, here it comes again and this
time it’s accompanied by the Portuguese!
Boogarins, a psychedelic rock band from
Portugal, have been immersed in late
sixties rock records for the past several
years and their debut LP clearly shows
that. As Plantas Que Curam, meaning
plants that heal, is a revival of psychedelic
rock and is best compared to the work
of fellow psych-rock band, Tame Impala.
Totaling only 32 minutes and ten tracks,
As Plantas Que Curam, is an entertaining
listen that I recommend to anyone who
needs to relax.
The album begins with “Lucifernandis”,
the somewhat upbeat lead single off the
album that contains many traditional
psych-rock traits and elements. Heavy,
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listener’s ears in a sea of entrancement,
while cascading guitar riffs subtly tingle
the senses. Within the commotion, the
lead vocalist sprinkles his light, dainty
melodies to top off the band’s overall
satisfying entrance.
pace of the album, almost fooling
the listener into a premature end. As
soon as “Fim” ends, “Doce” springs life
and emotion back into As Plantas Que
Curam as the vocalist moans and rolls his
melodies through an instrumental that
constantly shifts in and out of reverb.
“Eu Vou” is done entirely with reverb,
making the song feel like an out of body
experience, ambient yet distant. The
ambience persists for a short period in
1:09 min long “Canção Perdida” until
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“Paul”, my favorite song off the album.
“Paul” begins with an abrasive classic rock
riff that gets the head nodding and the
feet tapping. Eventually, an organ joins in
further adding to the vintage sound that
Boogarins impressively emulates. The last
minute of the track creates a buildup into
a short peak that peters off into a smooth,
satisfying conclusion of the album.
Boogarins is an incredible group
of Portuguese teenagers who’ve draw
inspiration from the sounds of the late 60’s
in order to release their debut As Plantas
Que Curam. Though Boogarin’s work is
nothing new, or original, their mimicry
and respect for classic psychedelic
rock can only be
compared to the
equally entertaining
artists of the band,
Tame Impala.
Overall, As Plantas
Que Curam is a solid
psych-rock album
that I encourage
people to listen to
when in need of
relaxation. Jay Grenda
"The last minute of the track creates
a buildup into a short peak that peters
off into a smooth, satisfying conclusion of
the album."
Next up is “Erre”, a song in the minor
key that throws some mystery into the
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vocals. From delicate to deep, the frontman
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ground until it ends into “Despreocupar”,
a bum-diddy track built off simple chord
strumming. Whistling and recordings of
happy children make “Despreocupar”,
meaning unconcerned, feel like a family
picnic in the park on a sunny, summer
day. The album slows down with “Hoje
Aprendi de Verdade”, a perfect transition
that portrays the end of the picnic where
everyone is tired and getting ready to pack
up.
“Fim” maintains the slow, lazy
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across the listener’s eardrums. De
spite the nonchalant nature of the in
strumental, Q’s aggression is evident,
and his narrative of a party gone
horribly wrong becomes haunting
through the power of juxtaposition.
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thew Hanley, hails from Los
bucket hats and his signature
Angeles, California. He made his
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vocal delivery is gravelly as it is ag
him come across as a larger than
gressive, and Kendrick Lamar’s vivid life character. When the chorus of
storytelling abilities and dizzying
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begins, one almost feels compelled
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passes as soon as Q launches into an
February 25. Sonically, the album
other verse, riddled with the rapper’s
lives up to it’s name. Q’s easygoing
harsh recollections of life as a drug
charisma is evident with every syl
dealer. Coupled neatly with a terse
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bounces over hazy instrumentals.
of worry and paranoia. Hanley, like
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his patterned bucket hats, he sports a
Casino. Guest artists on this album
set of tattoos, a reminder of Q’s past
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the Creator, as well as other Black
Crips. Drugs are a constant theme on
Hippy members.
this release; the album title is in fact
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a reference to the prescription opiate
lease, as ScHoolBoy Q has been teas
oxycontin. Q himself is a cannabis
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connoisseur, and he makes frequent
sophomore album, Habits and Con
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fans and critics alike. In particular,
of “llello” (cocaine). Like many other
the hypnotic ‘Hands on the Wheel’
songs on the album, the lyrics leave
combines a melancholic cover of KiD very little to the imagination, it is
CuDi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” with
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A$AP Rocky to make a versatile song mindset.
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is its lack of depth. As fun as Q’s
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substance to be found in his rhymes.
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by the end of the album, only the
beats kept me interested. One trend
that I enjoy is gangster rap is the
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escapable, even necessary part of the
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pressed best by Inspectah Deck in the
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saying “A man with a dream with
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young buck selling drugs and such
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a clutch at what I could not touch”.
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fulness is missing in this release.
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lines and hooks, Oxymoron seems
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Q the gang member and ScHoolBoy
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overlaid shout outs and onomatopoe
ia as Q seeks to become as intimidat
ing as possible, and ‘Collard Greens’
is an infectious party anthem. De
spite the very different tones used on
both of these tracks, Q seems like the
same guy in both songs. However,
this theme doesn’t serve a function
as part of a story or as the focus of
artistic expression. Perhaps Multifac
eted might have been a better title, as
there is too little introspection pres
ent to properly convey a duality of
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conveying different sides of a rapper
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duction make listening to it an enjoy
able, albeit inconsistent experience. I
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having complete creative control of what
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Band @ Louie’s Back Room, Kzoo
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photographs on the wall.
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rest of their decade-long career. But, this
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mainstream and underground.
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What show, to date, has been the best
experience as a whole?
Is there a single song that you would
want people to give a listen that represents the essence of what you have set out
to create?
J: This last show at the Park Theatre in
Holland… was the most fun [show]. Just
because we had over a hundred people of
local fans and it was just like a big family.
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electronic artists.
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are redeemed by their catchy choruses.
The design of the album itself keeps listeners engaged through the relatively equal
staggering of the two genres throughout
the album. Whether you listen to Prince
Royce for his pop, bachata, or both, you
never have to wait more than a song or
two for your preferred genre to come up.
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of Prince Royce, though, is his bilingual
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on my Soundcloud, JakeWalker.
Outside of the shows and everything
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critics characterize Royce and those like
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bringing forth worldly issues in his songs,
but that is not what draws you in. He separates himself from other pop artist of all
backgrounds with his ability to fuse these
varying genres and cultural backgrounds
into one attractive sound. Not to mention
he is a hottie. Dylan Polcyn
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want people to give a listen that represents the essence of what you have set out
to create?
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Holland… was the most fun [show]. Just
because we had over a hundred people of
local fans and it was just like a big family.
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electronic artists.
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petitive nature, lack of depth lyrically, but
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staggering of the two genres throughout
the album. Whether you listen to Prince
Royce for his pop, bachata, or both, you
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general is one that is appealing across the
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the themes in the album. Beginning with a
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bringing forth worldly issues in his songs,
but that is not what draws you in. He separates himself from other pop artist of all
backgrounds with his ability to fuse these
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into one attractive sound. Not to mention
he is a hottie. Dylan Polcyn
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passive states is a common tendency
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across the listener’s eardrums. De
spite the nonchalant nature of the in
strumental, Q’s aggression is evident,
and his narrative of a party gone
horribly wrong becomes haunting
through the power of juxtaposition.
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Known for wearing patterned
thew Hanley, hails from Los
bucket hats and his signature
Angeles, California. He made his
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member of hip hop collective Black
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Hippy. Each member brings some
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his colleagues, but his relentless use
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vocal delivery is gravelly as it is ag
him come across as a larger than
gressive, and Kendrick Lamar’s vivid life character. When the chorus of
storytelling abilities and dizzying
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rhyme schemes are without equal
begins, one almost feels compelled
in mainstream hip hop. Oxymoron
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is ScHoolBoy Q’s major label debut,
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released by Interscope Records on
passes as soon as Q launches into an
February 25. Sonically, the album
other verse, riddled with the rapper’s
lives up to it’s name. Q’s easygoing
harsh recollections of life as a drug
charisma is evident with every syl
dealer. Coupled neatly with a terse
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bounces over hazy instrumentals.
of worry and paranoia. Hanley, like
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his patterned bucket hats, he sports a
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set of tattoos, a reminder of Q’s past
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the Creator, as well as other Black
Crips. Drugs are a constant theme on
Hippy members.
this release; the album title is in fact
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a reference to the prescription opiate
lease, as ScHoolBoy Q has been teas
oxycontin. Q himself is a cannabis
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connoisseur, and he makes frequent
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‘Yay Yay’ is exclusively about the sale
fans and critics alike. In particular,
of “llello” (cocaine). Like many other
the hypnotic ‘Hands on the Wheel’
songs on the album, the lyrics leave
combines a melancholic cover of KiD very little to the imagination, it is
CuDi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” with
merely a narrative of Q’s routines as
a verse from quintessential hypebeast DGUXJGHDOHUDQGKLVPRQH\IRFXVHG
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is its lack of depth. As fun as Q’s
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substance to be found in his rhymes.
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by the end of the album, only the
beats kept me interested. One trend
that I enjoy is gangster rap is the
underlying notion that crime is an in
escapable, even necessary part of the
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pressed best by Inspectah Deck in the
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saying “A man with a dream with
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young buck selling drugs and such
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a clutch at what I could not touch”.
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fulness is missing in this release.
Despite containing many quotable
lines and hooks, Oxymoron seems
a touch scatterbrained and shallow.
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Q the gang member and ScHoolBoy
Q the party animal does not come
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overlaid shout outs and onomatopoe
ia as Q seeks to become as intimidat
ing as possible, and ‘Collard Greens’
is an infectious party anthem. De
spite the very different tones used on
both of these tracks, Q seems like the
same guy in both songs. However,
this theme doesn’t serve a function
as part of a story or as the focus of
artistic expression. Perhaps Multifac
eted might have been a better title, as
there is too little introspection pres
ent to properly convey a duality of
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conveying different sides of a rapper
is not new, however. Detroit native
Danny Brown uses a similar idea on
his releases XXX and Old. At the end
of the day, Oxymoron is a fun listen.
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duction make listening to it an enjoy
able, albeit inconsistent experience. I
just wish he’d step out of the box just
a bit more. Braeden Rodriguez
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bombay bicycle club
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heard the opening track “Overdone”.
The intro was bright, almost with a Sgt.
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The positivity was radiating through my
thoughts. What an incredible start to an album… unfortunately, the rest of the album
didn’t live up to this standard.
The three songs following were not distasteful, but they did not produce the same
enthusiasm as “Overdone”. “It’s Alright
Now” and “Carry Me” will make the kids
dance, and they successfully incorporate
some intricate experimental sounds that
PDNHWKHPIXOÀOOLQJHQRXJK%XWVRPHthing about the excessive repetition of “It’s
alright now I don’t wanna wait” and “You
carry me” make the tunes sound less genuine. “Home by Now” starts promising with
a keyboard beat that rings of Nujabes, but
the cool electronic edge is lost as it slowly
drags on; I would have rather just heard
the introduction on a loop for the song’s
duration of four and a half minutes.
“Whenever, Wherever” and “Eyes Off
You” provided slow contrast to the previous songs. Both sound like ballads featuring very exposed vocals and minimal
instrumentation, but attempt to continue
with the same psychedelic theme of before
interwoven throughout. “Whenever, Wherever” bizarrely incorporates a drum beat
that rings of the fake beat boxing “boots &
cats” which is altogether too distracting.
“Eyes Off You” does a better job at pulling at the heartstrings with a more subtle
transition to full band sound that easily
rolls back into a tapered off, sincerely sung
“Eyes Off You” reminiscent of the start of
the tune.
“Luna” and “Feel” have more of a sense
of the Bombay Bicycle Club that I had
known from their 2011 release “A Different
Kind of Fix.” They are upbeat, satisfying,
could-be singles. These grooveable tunes
carried on the underlying psychedelic feel
of the album, but yet again, they did not
move me to the extent that “Overdone”
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Long, See You Tomorrow” drives home the
album with a return of the enthusiasm that
the album started with, and that somewhat
made up for the entire middle section.
It’s not to say that I didn’t enjoy this
album, but I so wanted it to be something
more than it was. I love when I can see
elements of Paul Kantner, Syd Barrett, and
other psychedelic rock gods in modern
music, but Bombay Bicycle Club did not
stylistically abandon enough of their stereotypical four-piece indie band sound in
order to fully commit to their experimentation. Erica Vanneste
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Interview: ZAIDE PIXLEY, PH.D.
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year seminar Rock and Roll to Rap and the sophomore seminar Music and Identity. I sat
down and asked her a few questions about her personal experiences with music.
What does music mean to you?
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Riot! Music can start movements—anti-apartheid movements, women’s movements, civil
rights movements. Music can send all kinds of messages, moral teachings, about how
people are supposed to behave and not behave. It can teach you about history, politics,
race, gender...plus, it’s fun. It’s incredibly fun.
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love the Beatles, Otis Redding, the Beach Boys, Ray Charles, Simon and Garfunkel, Peter,
Paul, & Mary, Joni Mitchell, George P. Clinton, Sam Cooke. I love electronic music, like
John Cage. Now I’m into Rodriguez, Led Zeppelin, the Sex Pistols, the Four-Tops, Dr.
Funkenstein, Eric Clapton. I like country, but not canned country—I love Bob Dylan. I
love jazz. I’m trying to learn about Bikini Kill and Riot Grrl. Oh—and I love the Talking
Heads! I think musicologists live in a very big musical world, we have big ears. There is
not much music I don’t like—I don’t like music when it is contrived, fake, and set up to
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Abbey Road, Side B. I think Abbey Road is profound.
What are some artists you’ve seen live?
I have seen some fabulous classical musicians live—Pablo Casals, Vladimir Horowitz,
Yo-Yo Ma, great orchestras. I went to Rodriguez’s coming home concert in Detroit at the
Masonic Temple. I saw Ike and Tina Turner in Central Park, that was great! I would rather
go to Bell’s and listen to a band than go to a fancy concert, because I want to go where
people are really creating music and I can see that happening.
Do you have any music you would consider your “guilty pleasure”?
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crank it down when he walks in the door.
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Boogarins, a psychedelic rock band from
Portugal, have been immersed in late
sixties rock records for the past several
years and their debut LP clearly shows
that. As Plantas Que Curam, meaning
plants that heal, is a revival of psychedelic
rock and is best compared to the work
of fellow psych-rock band, Tame Impala.
Totaling only 32 minutes and ten tracks,
As Plantas Que Curam, is an entertaining
listen that I recommend to anyone who
needs to relax.
The album begins with “Lucifernandis”,
the somewhat upbeat lead single off the
album that contains many traditional
psych-rock traits and elements. Heavy,
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listener’s ears in a sea of entrancement,
while cascading guitar riffs subtly tingle
the senses. Within the commotion, the
lead vocalist sprinkles his light, dainty
melodies to top off the band’s overall
satisfying entrance.
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Aretha Franklin – Respect
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Beatles – Here Comes the Sun
Beatles – A Day in the Life
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All manifestations of Marvin Gaye’s Heard it through the grapevine
Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come
Otis Redding – When A Man Loves A Woman
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pace of the album, almost fooling
the listener into a premature end. As
soon as “Fim” ends, “Doce” springs life
and emotion back into As Plantas Que
Curam as the vocalist moans and rolls his
melodies through an instrumental that
constantly shifts in and out of reverb.
“Eu Vou” is done entirely with reverb,
making the song feel like an out of body
experience, ambient yet distant. The
ambience persists for a short period in
1:09 min long “Canção Perdida” until
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“Paul”, my favorite song off the album.
“Paul” begins with an abrasive classic rock
riff that gets the head nodding and the
feet tapping. Eventually, an organ joins in
further adding to the vintage sound that
Boogarins impressively emulates. The last
minute of the track creates a buildup into
a short peak that peters off into a smooth,
satisfying conclusion of the album.
Boogarins is an incredible group
of Portuguese teenagers who’ve draw
inspiration from the sounds of the late 60’s
in order to release their debut As Plantas
Que Curam. Though Boogarin’s work is
nothing new, or original, their mimicry
and respect for classic psychedelic
rock can only be
compared to the
equally entertaining
artists of the band,
Tame Impala.
Overall, As Plantas
Que Curam is a solid
psych-rock album
that I encourage
people to listen to
when in need of
relaxation. Jay Grenda
"The last minute of the track creates
a buildup into a short peak that peters
off into a smooth, satisfying conclusion of
the album."
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key that throws some mystery into the
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vocals. From delicate to deep, the frontman
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a resonant baritone melody that resonates
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ground until it ends into “Despreocupar”,
a bum-diddy track built off simple chord
strumming. Whistling and recordings of
happy children make “Despreocupar”,
meaning unconcerned, feel like a family
picnic in the park on a sunny, summer
day. The album slows down with “Hoje
Aprendi de Verdade”, a perfect transition
that portrays the end of the picnic where
everyone is tired and getting ready to pack
up.
“Fim” maintains the slow, lazy
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hrough the bitterly cold wind I egotistical station headquarters employee,
trudged a mile to the Epic Center and the caring head of security with an
to see Kalamazoo’s Fourth Annual New apparent drinking problem all developed
Play Festival and, because my phone into unique characters.
ran out of battery while it was giving me
Then there was an hour and a half
directions and certainly through no fault of long break during which the writer spoke
my own, I arrived late. Not by more than with me about the process of writing and
a few minutes, but still enough to keep me his inspiration, an article he found in the
from seeing the opening play, Dumb Dinky newspaper about a woman who, like the
Arms, until its second showing at 8pm.
woman in this play, went to a train station
A few minutes passed and I made it to WR ÀQG WKDW WKH YRLFH RI KHU KXVEDQG KDG
the stage, where nothing but a table with been replaced, and had it changed back
a few papers scattered on top stood in an at the station in her area. He hoped to use
RSHQEODFNVSDFH,QWKHWLPHEHIRUHWKHÀUVW theatre to bring this story to life and show it
play started, I had the opportunity to meet WRWKHZRUOGRQWKHJURXQGVWKDWZKLOHÀOP
with Steve Feffer and Kalamazoo’s own Ed productions can be dragged on and padded
Menta, producers and creators of the New out by special effects, that is much more
Play Festival. They explained that it started GLIÀFXOW WR H[HFXWH LQ OLYH SURGXFWLRQV
by asking for play submissions from their nearly impossible, so people come to plays
theatre classes, and quickly expanded to with the expectation of seeing something
asking for submissions from around the true and human, which is why he, with
Kalamazoo community as a whole during advice from his professor, turned to the
the summer, allowing experienced and QHZVSDSHUWRÀQGLQVSLUDWLRQ+DYLQJEHHQ
inexperienced playwrights the opportunity given the opportunity to see how plays are
to hear their plays read aloud in front of read and performed, and the opportunity
the audience. Because
to revise his work,
the New Play Festival
Riley Noonan has
involves eleven of
continued writing
Kalamazoo’s theatres,
including
“Following that was Why Dogs scripts,
it also serves to
another ten-minute
introduce the people Howl, Tucker Hafferty’s brilliant, and a one-act play.
of Kalamazoo to the
Eight
o’clock
theatre
scene
and ELNSINMAKRSTDXNFSHECNMjICSIMG rolled
around,
the wide variety of
views of race, history, and and it was time
offerings in the city.
for
the
second
When more people sentiment that surround the city of round
of
new
crowded into the red Detroit, which built to an intense plays, starting with
cushioned seats that
Dumb Dinky Arms
surrounded the stage, climax involving murder, arson, and by Justin Gibson,
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a hilarious radio
baseball trivia.”
I was to see that night
play about a T-Rex
began, Mind the Gap
named Rex, who
by Riley Noonan. Only ten minutes long, bought prosthetic arms to be able to play
the play told the story of a woman named basketball with his friends Pack and Big
Elouise Standing, who boarded a train one Al, a Pachycephalosaurus and Allosaurus.
GD\ WR ÀQG WKDW WKH SUHUHFRUGHG YRLFH RQ The radio play format allowed the play
the intercom that routinely spoke “mind the to avoid complicated costumes, but also
gap” to passengers had been changed, and allowed for the delivery of jokes, whether
confronted Roger and Frank, two men who dinosaur puns or the reveal that Rex had
work at the station headquarters, about the been wearing prosthetic arms all along
recent change, revealing that the man who to be approached in a fresh way that was
voiced the earlier recording was her late ultimately satisfying and, most importantly,
husband, and that the train recording of funny, with lines like “Hey Rex, I didn’t
him was the only piece of him left in this know you had a tattoo! Made in Pangaea…
world. And in just those ten minutes, the Isn’t everything made in Pangaea?” and
grieving wife attempting to hold onto what “Someone invent medicine already!” When
remains of her husband, the proud and asked about the decision to make it into a
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radio play, the writer said that as long as
he got people thinking about dinosaurs, it
was enough.
The second play , Walden at Fatty
Shakes by Dustin Brown, was a full act
long, and followed a high schooler named
Wes who, despite never reading Walden,
decides to follow the example of his idol
Thoreau, whose name he never pronounces
correctly, and retreat into a life in the
woods, which goes just about as poorly
as one would expect. The play hit a little
close to home with my own high school
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experience, and effectively poked fun at the
wannabee intellectuals and revolutionaries
that everyone knew, or was, in high
school, with clever misquotes from famous
authors, frequent mispronunciations, and
Wes’ own special cringe-inducing poetry.
Following that was Why Dogs Howl,
Tucker Hafferty’s brilliant, emotional study
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sentiment that surround the city of Detroit,
which built to an intense climax involving
murder, arson, and baseball trivia.
The night ended with a brief talkback to
the writers of the plays, which gave them
feedback on what the audience would like
to see from them in the future, helping
to improve their current work and learn
what to do in their future works. Anthony
Frattarelli
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whole song – in After the Disco, the vocals
are clearer. There is a larger focus on the
roken Bells have done it again!
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The indie rock power duo has
space – the instruments melodize with his
disproven the colloquialism “one and
voice and then allow his vocals to belt out.
done”. After the Disco, the second album
Holding on For Life is one of the
of the Shins’ James Mercer and Gnarls
catchiest on the album, displaying
Barkley’s Brian Burton (a.k.a. Danger
Mouse), came out February 4th 2014 and is Mercer’s incredible vocal range as he hits
disco-high notes, and Danger Mouse’s
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organ melody, along with a reoccurring
Broken Bells hit the scene in 2010 with
alien-space-station effect.
their self-titled album, Broken Bells. The
Leave it Alone is a slow song featuring
successful single “The High Road” got a
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lot of attention and radio play.
Mercer’s distorted voice in an almost soul
Broken Bells released two singles
moan. A harmonizing chorus joins Mercer
prior to the release, After the Disco and
in the repeated chorus of “leave it alone,
Holding on for Life.
leave it alone, leave it alone.”
Broken Bells banks on interesting
After the Disco is an upbeat dance-y
melodies. They have a way of making
track with lyric such “Do what you
each verse, chorus, melody and note
want, do what you will,” and “How did
sound right, heartfelt,
I get in this wild
important and
maze of love?” A
intentional. In this
“They are anything but broken.”
constant drum beat,
album, the band is
a tambourine, a clap
joined by a fourbeat, and a high
piece choir and
synth-keyboard melody keeps one’s head
the seventeen-piece Angel City String
bobbing.
Orchestra.
A Perfect World starts off the album
Mercer’s boyish voice and strikingly
with fast technical beats and strong
poetic verses meld together with
keyboard melodies reminiscent of the prior
Danger Mouse’s catchy and creative
album. The electric guitar whines and
synth melodies. It is a pure combination
climbs throughout this song as Mercer’s
of classic alternative and synth
voice joins with “Whoa-oh-oh’s”. His
instrumentations – electric and acoustic
guitar, organ, piano, bass, percussion, and lyricism is evident. “The open doors left
me wanting more,” he sings. “…But I
synthesizers. Broken Bells is like putting
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ketchup and mayonnaise together in
perfect world all the same.” And the synth
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slows and we hear an outro. “We looked
like, “Is this going to work?” And now
for exit signs. But we can’t be changed into
we come to know it is the best possible
nothing overnight. Though we know it’s
French fry condiment.
over, it keeps exploding every morning
Clearing the air: neither Mercer nor
when we rise.”
Danger Mouse interact with French fries
I’d recommend the entire album.
on the album. But, they do play the bass,
Though the duo may be called the Broken
organ, synth, and percussion, and wrote
Bells – and in fact, they are! – they are
all the songs. Danger Mouse skillfully
produced the album. The cover is a neoanything but broken. Rachel Dranoff
futuristic image of the back of a pink
naked woman’s body in purple space,
staring at the band’s out-there logo of a
huge spiky pink orb.
Broken Bells is the evolved, more
interesting and explorative form of the
Postal Service.
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more so on the synth and organ for the
melody overall and used Mercer’s voice
to back up the music – take October,
for example, in which a strong piano
melody holds the stage throughout the
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