terça-feira, maio 03, 2005

295. The Occasion - seven songs

295.TOsevensongs
295.TOsevensongs,
originally uploaded by jrd550.
I placed this image up because I couldn't find the album cover online (I was later able to). Chad saw these guys open up for Interpol in Florida and was in awe with their live set so I picked this up at Other Music one of the few stores to carry the cd. New York has been producing a ton of bands lately (it always has I suppose) but most tend to fit in some sort of genre - the Occasion and TVOR are the exception. Their sound couldn't be farther from dance punk or the Strokes garage rock. The styles vary on this ep with the only true grounding force being that they do vary. A lot of time is placed in creating an atmospheric landscape to only bring it to complete collapse 'Annika', an electro goth induced Radiohead moment 'Deserters' and much like the cover of the album, a long lush door's esque sound, 'Dulcimer's Fancy'. A good start.
A Dulcimers Fancy

7 out of 10