The Walls Are Gold
Driving home last night from Santa Monica, with the slightest of chills in the air and a whole bunch of promise on the horizon, I took a gamble and put in the new record from Le Loup. I know this mp3 has been knocking around for awhile but the full length only came in the mail yesterday. Lucky for me, it was exactly the type of music that my drive needed, at exactly the right time.
Soaking up the current sound of indie music, Le Loup skirts dangerously close to being just another rip off, but boldly create their own dramatic atmosphere. Each song takes its time and throws the usual dynamics of verse / chorus / verse to the wind, taking wild choices and changing with the natural mood and rhythm of the room. The closing track, A Celebration, melds all of this together in one of the most epically joyous and beautiful things I've yet heard this year.
I highly recommend picking up their new album, Family, from our friends over at Hardly Art.