Arcadia was the arty quarter of Duran Duran's side project. Members Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes were left to complete it after Roger Taylor left the group. They still strove to create the "western evocative of east" blueprinted by Japan's Tin Drum. They didn't achieve it with this, but it's certainly the best album Duran never made. Like earlier work Rio, the sleeve perfectly describes the record inside. The opener "Election Day" is darkly romantic irking toward erotic and ha...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! With their debut 7-inch on their very own Plays With Dolls Records already sending out waves of panic and adoration to the outer limits of the underground pop contingent, the Girls have become the newest breakout sirens of the New York loft-pop brigade. Within seconds of hearing their seductive three-part vocal harmonies lushly interwoven with chest-pounding waves of beautiful feedback, it's obvious that their songs are hard to resist, especially if you find yoursel...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. "It's really tough to explain the effect the music of the PONYS will have on an unsuspecting world like this. So delicate when you warm up to it, and so destructive and mesmerizing, it's hard to see straight once it kicks in?" - Horizontal Action magazine Celebration Castle, produced by Steve Albini, is the Ponys' sophomore album, and it more than lives up to the press and hype of their debut. A great mix of influences from both pop and punk through the '60s, '70s, and '80s. Very recommen...   [ read more ]

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