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After a string of head-turning, critically acclaimed
releases on Hush Records, Portland s Loch Lomond has
brought their unique brand of raw symphonic chamber
pop to Tender Loving Empire. In addition to employing
notable visceral and expert melodic acrobatics, the
co-ed sextet distinctly incorporates the use of harmonic
vocals, mandolin, theremin, bass clarinet, and all
manner of exclamatory percussion to foil the even more
distinct voice of lead singer/multi-instrumentalist Ritchie
Young. He s able to switch from high-pitched fragility to
alto thunder in the turn of a phrase, yet he knows the
power of restraint intuitively, savi
After a string of head-turning, critically acclaimed
releases on Hush Records, Portland s Loch Lomond has
brought their unique brand of raw symphonic chamber
pop to Tender Loving Empire. In addition to employing
notable visceral and expert melodic acrobatics, the
co-ed sextet distinctly incorporates the use of harmonic
vocals, mandolin, theremin, bass clarinet, and all
manner of exclamatory percussion to foil the even more
distinct voice of lead singer/multi-instrumentalist Ritchie
Young. He s able to switch from high-pitched fragility to
alto thunder in the turn of a phrase, yet he knows the
power of restraint intuitively, saving vocal tornadoes for
emotional apexes buoyed by string swells and moving
arrangements. Few bands, especially of this unique ilk,
come from as disparate backgrounds or intents: some
members are teachers, some are computer programmers,
some are visual artists and small business owners, and
almost all are former high school band nerds, although
one would never know it given the band s tapestry-tight
weave of mesmerizing grandeur.
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Manufacturer: TENDER LOVING
Release date: 22 February 2011
EAN: 0751937401223 UPC: 751937401223
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