NYC-based ensemble draws inspiration from Jimmy Webb, Scott Walker, Brian Wilson, and Burt Bacharach with a singer who's been compared to Prince and Bowie. The critics are already swooning. Like Frank Valish from Under The Radar, who in the mag's spring issue extolls the CD's 'string, piano, and horn brilliance' and 'classic balladry.'Also NME says...'Your lazy summer album has just arrived.'

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It is the third LP from The Sharp Things, possibly the only symphonic pop band in their native city of New York, a group led by songwriter/vocalist/pianist Perry Serpa. It was recorded in 4 months, traversing 3 of the 5 boroughs of NYC by piecing together sound bites on a laptop. Considering indie economics, The Sharp Things could have limited themselves. Instead, they went for broke. The result is an undeniably big pop record. In addition to tracking the 10 members of The Sharp Things in their r   [ read more ]

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The Sharp Things, led by the velvet-voiced Perry Serpa, have been developing their swollen indie pop sound for over a decade now, and in many ways A Moveable Feast could be seen as the culmination of their efforts. The jangly acoustic sensibilities that played around the edges of the last two albums are all but gone here, abandoned in lieu of focusing on re-creating (or re-envisioning) mid-'60s baroque pop. And to be honest, the Sharp Things have always been at their best when they've give   [ read more ]

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