The falsettto may still provoke Thom Yorke comparisons but this is a more stripped back and rocking affair than the vancouver wunderkid's 04 debut. Giving out the goosebumps with stratospheric bombast and fat, crunchy Autechre death-piston beats is still what he does best here though. -Plan B

MP3 $10.49

Other people also bought:

The Album Leaf  Seal Beach EP + Bonus Tracks, The Twilight Sad  Fourteen Autumns, Fifteen Winters, Don Caballero  Don Caballero 2

To get one thing out in the open immediately: Julian Fane sounds like Thom Yorke. Not in a bad, budget-compilation imitative way, but his breathy falsetto and semi-indecipherable delivery immediately open up inevitable comparisons. And while many of the tracks also bear a slight resemblance to OK Computer-era Radiohead or Sigur R=s, Fane doesn't just go for the easy sound-alike. He also brings in influences from the new wave and post-punk eras to give the songs more of an upbeat and...   [ read more ]

CD $15.18