I'm surprised Andy or some other British P2er hasn't mentioned this band
(or maybe they have, and I somehow missed it). I just received their
debut album, and it's a stunner. Titled The Three EPs (and released by
Astralwerks here in the States), it collects their three British EPs onto
one hard-to-describe full-length. Imagine a blend of acoustic roots,
homegrown beats, slacker funk, oddly processed vocal harmonies, obscure
samples, psychedelic tomfoolery, and much, much more. And while that may
sound like a dilettantish mess, it's far from it. The songs cohere
surprisingly well, and the album sounds rather relaxed, low-key, and
subtle. The Beta Band makes the much-hyped Gomez seem awfully tame and
unimaginative in comparison. The more adventurous P2ers should be all
over this.--don
