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Sit Down for Staying

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If you've ever let yourself get awash in Pearl by Chaperhouse, check out track #3 A/O from Charparticles. Dont try and get the impact from a short audio byte on Amazon, you gotta take in the whole song, the build is awesome. The vocals are georgeous and the song will move you. Overall the CD is good, track 1 is solid and 4 is good too, but worth it all just for track #3. Enjoy! Wagz

I periodically sort through my cd's, looking for albums I haven't played too recently. I hadn't listened to Sit Down For Staying in a while and was shocked at how good it is. Especially the last song. It's as if the Zombies at their most haunting were morphed with Chapterhouse (good call for the other reviewer). If you like shoegaze you'll like this.

Like their previous record, "The Scenic EP", Charmparticles take the "shoegazer" genere to an entirely different level. Not only is the musicianship incredible, but the sonic textures combine to create something bigger than one could expect from a four-piece band with a standard two-guitar/one-bass/one drummer setup. The dynamics of singer/songwriters Adam Wayne and Pam Rooney work exceptionally well together, with both of their songwriting styles working in tandem and, though distinct, never come across as two different people with different agendas. My favorite part of the CD is the third track "A/O", which finds Rooney crooning to the heavens with Wayne and guitarist Sarah Fitzgerald synchronizing spacey guitar layers perfectly. I've had the good fortune of seeing the Charmparticles live a few times, and they are somehow even better than on this excellent record. They are the most forward thinking rock band I have ever seen and I know they are on the verge of something great. Listen to the sound clips, but trust me that this is the new wave of what rock music should be.