Figurines
Label: Control GroupGenre: Pop, Rock
I've been digging through the mail and scouring the net for two hours searching for that something something that will hit the spot. Figurines do the trick. The band's last album Skeletons recently made it back into heavy rotation here at 3hive's Southern California HQ, the wood/cork paneled office in my '70s suburban tract home, so I figured I'd do some nop-notch investigative work on the band's current status. I struck gold: two new tracks from their forthcoming LP, When the Deer Wore Blue, plus the video for another. At first I was let down by the songs' slower tempo, but only for a listen or two. The slower the tempo the more they channel a lovely, laid-back Beach Boys vibe ("The Air We Breathe"). The band's U.S. label, The Control Group, already has the album up for sale, but it won't be out in their hometown until next month. I'm kicking myself for missing them in L.A. back in October. This calls for an exception to my no-mailing-lists-because-I-don't-need-the-extra-emails-rule. Sign me up boys!
Hey Girl [MP3, 3.0MB, 160kbps]
The Air We Breathe [MP3, 4.2MB, 128kbps]
Original post: 3/10/06:
Recommended If You Like: Built To Spill. For Fans Of: Pavement. Customers Who Downloaded This Also Downloaded: Speaker Speaker. Those are the obvious and easy comparisons to this quirky gaggle of Danes. I don't make the two former comparisons lightly. Figurines are go! Seriously, this band rules. Formed in the mid '90s and their first album released in their native country in 2002, it's taken this long however for the band to make their first impression here in the States. A cryin' shame I tell ya. They're in Portland tonight and then make their way down to L.A. next week and then to SXSW. See them!
The Wonder [MP3, 4.3MB, 192kbps]
Rivalry [MP3, 8.1MB, 192kbps]
Bright [MP3, 2.5MB, 135kbps]
Debate Because It's Over [MP3, 3.9MB, 137kbps]
3/17/05 Update: Figuring Out Figurines
www.controlgroupco.com
www.figurines.dk
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