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Eaves

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While in their infant stages the band enjoyed the privilege of sharing a stage with the likes of The Walkmen, The French Kicks, Pinback, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Natural History, The Ex-Models and The Fiery Furnaces before deciding to spend time off to mature their sound with a military regiment of recording and revising. The subsequent peeling of layers armed their new self-titled album (Ace Fu) with a trademark sound: something to the effect of a psychedelic John Hughes soundtrack to an epic videogame adventure through the lost chapters of a forgotten religious text. The Eaves aspire to sell you their strange elixir of invention and romance. Made of parts as diverse as the members, the formulas are newer abstractions of familiar antidotes-sounds that wear off the listener's inclination to dismantle, inspect and assimilate by categorization and move them to simply 'feel'. Bending angular white funk/no wave into the best of 60's pop experimentalism through a prism of guitar driven pink noise ala the Creation Records set. The result is a unique form that is greater than the sum of its parts. Blind to expectation. Modern. As potent to the bedroom as the dancefloor.

Hoping You Enjoi; Stay Beautiful:::
\m/O_o ...mik3

I first noticed this cd based on its album cover. Wandering about in my local record store browsing over the selection of recycled cds I noticed the interesting vintage- looking photo of a naked girl embracing a lion. I looked at the cd for a moment, saw it was only a few bucks and took it home. Well, was I in for a pleasant treat! THis is some of the most original, fresh- sounding music I have heard in a long while. The songs are all tightly arranged, but thoroughly unpredictable in their directions. The Eaves do a magnificent job of changing tempos and moods mid- song throughout this EP. The songs all sound compelling and fresh, teaming with emotion and effect. I didn't want this EP to end, and if there is but one complaint it is that I wanted to hear more! All the songs have a very moody, etheral- type feel to them- this is one of the best "rainy day" albums I can think of. The female's vocals here are very unique and quite beautiful in fact. The music is layered upon a lush mix of guitars and keyboards and is recorded wonderfully, giving each song a thick multi- dimensional sound that captures the music perfectly. I tell you- you cannot go wrong with this EP. I have had it for a few months now and it seldom leaves my cd player. It just never gets old no matter how many times I listen to it. If The Eaves never make another album, they will already have their masterpiece.