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| From | "Jennifer Leduc" <jenleduc@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Another plug from Austin TX : Sound Team |
| Date | Wed, 04 Jun 2003 12:03:08 -0500 |
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I learned about this local band a few months ago at a benefit show. I was
amazed that I hadn't heard of these guys before. I'm not sure how to
describe them so true to my lazy ways, I cut and pasted a review from All
Music Guide. They're playing a handful of dates in the South and East. They
have some more info on their website : www.soundteam.net. Check out them if
you can...
Cheers,
Jennifer
Monday 6/16 Houston- Rudyards
Tuesday 6/17 Baton Rouge- Red Star Bar
Wednesday 6/18 Birmingham- The Nick
Thursday 6/19 Nashville- The End
Friday 6/20 Cincinnati- The Comet
Saturday 6/21 Baltimore- The Talking Head
Sunday 6/22 D.C.- ?????
Monday 6/23 NYC- The Mercury Lounge
Tuesday 6/24 NYC- off
Wednesday 6/25 NYC- ?????
All Music Guide review :
The second release from Austin's Sound Team, Into the Lens, borrows a page
from the foundational sounds of the psychedelic popsters of the 1960s and
the contemporary Elephant 6 artists to create a sprawling 22-song set of
varied and challenging indie pop songwriting. Less hit-or-miss than their
debut, shades of the more twisted Beach Boys recordings and the burned-out
country-rock of the Beachwood Sparks help fill out the almost epic feel of
the disc, as it shifts from jaunty fairytale sounds to cryptic
faux-hillbilly creepiness. Dreamily fading and melting into each other, the
set alternates between wild freak-out boogies and more pastoral elements,
but is always rooted in a tunefully fuzzy aesthetic. Further, whether
channeling the Olivia Tremor Control ("Don't Imbibe the T.V.") or the Velvet
Underground ("LaMont Young"), the band manages to emerge with a sound that
although undeniably derivative, still allows some of their unique
personality to shine through. Still, even as the disc meanders slightly over
20 tracks in length, with many simply being reprises of songs appearing
earlier in the set, the repetition ultimately makes the album seem strangely
familiar and resonant after only a few listens. All in all, an impressive
second step for Sound Team. — Matt Fink
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