Ambulance LTD's full-length debut is like a guided tour through the last 20 years of guitar rock. The Brooklyn quartet have a pretty firm grip on their history; more importantly, they are able to kick out the lessons with pop hooks and great walls of guitars that make learning fun. The meandering instrumental "Yoga Means Union" kicks off the record and gives you a pretty good idea what stops you are going to make along the way. Equal parts space rock, shoegaze, and new wave revival, th...   [ read more ]

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Ambulance LTD strikes again with this brief but stirring EP, politely, blatantly blending Britpop and dream pop references with the deliberate shimmer of Yo La Tengo. "Stay Where You Are" and "Primitive [The Way I Treat You]" are pretty damn perfect, the former acting as an arch, echoing reverb platform for Marcus Congleton's willowy vocal confidence, while the latter must make Bobby Gillespie wet himself with jealousy. The EP's duration similarly blends impeccable reference with sw...   [ read more ]

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Ambulance LTD's New English EP is a seven-song placeholder that serves the dual purpose of reminding listeners that they are a darn good band (as evidenced on their 2004 LP) and getting those same listeners excited for their next full-length. The EP is made up of four new songs, two demos, and a fun and reverential live version of Pink Floyd's "Fearless." The demos are of songs from LP and are both entertaining. "Heavy Lifting" strips away the group's layers of electric guitars and rep...   [ read more ]

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