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Albums that grew on me (20 items)
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Best albums of 2006 (35 items)
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Description: Weeks on the road with the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party certainly made an impression this Seattle quintet. On the follow-up to 2003's The New Romance, Pretty Girls Make Graves edge away from scratchy indie rock and embrace a more svelte, early '80s inspired post-punk sound. Much of it has to do with the addition of keyboardist Leona Marrs, whose economical melodies put electronics and retro dance grooves at the fore. Tracks like "Pyrite Pedestal" and "Domino" point the way forward, coming across like a hybrid of The Slits and The Fall. But the experimentation doesn't end there. Tracks like prog-is ... (more)
Manufacturer: Matador Records
Release date: 11 April 2006
EAN: 0744861062721 UPC: 744861062721
Tags: 2006 (2), Indie (1), Rock (1), Matador (1), American (1), Album (1), Bought 2008 (1)
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