Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Before Today (Vinyl)
The peculiar lo-fi trash aesthetics and cassette-sampling songcraft of Ariel Pink have positioned him as the forefather of the chillwave scene and the direct antecedent of key 2010 artists like Washed Out, Small Black and Toro Y Moi. Somehow the Paw Tracks alumnus has become one of the most influential figures in today's underground music scene. However, as tends to be the way with pioneers, Mr Pink and his Haunted Graffiti pals stay one step ahead of the game on 4AD debut Before Today, switching to a live band sound that brilliantly channels soft rock sounds from a bygone era. From the relatively earnest Lindsey Buckingham-isms of 'Bright Lit Blue Skies' to the neon synth-core of 'Fright Night Nevermore' each song sounds like the work of a different band from the last, with only the odd, time-warped studio haze of the production to unite them. Take a listen to the leap between the FM-friendly falsetto funk of 'Beverly Kills' and the surreal, English accent-wielding heavy metal of 'Butt-House Blondies'.
Tracklisting
- Hot Body Rub
- Bright Lit Blue Skies
- L'estat (Acc. To The Widow's Maid)
- Fright Night (Nevermore)
- Round And Round
- Beverly Kills
- Butt-House Blondies
- Little Wig
- Can't Hear My Eyes
- Reminiscences
- Menopause Man
- Revolution's A Lie
The peculiar lo-fi trash aesthetics and cassette-sampling songcraft of Ariel Pink have positioned him as the forefather of the chillwave scene and the direct antecedent of key 2010 artists like Washed Out, Small Black and Toro Y Moi. Somehow the Paw Tracks alumnus has become one of the most influential figures in today's underground music scene. However, as tends to be the way with pioneers, Mr Pink and his Haunted Graffiti pals stay one step ahead of the game on 4AD debut Before Today, switching to a live band sound that brilliantly channels soft rock sounds from a bygone era. From the relatively earnest Lindsey Buckingham-isms of 'Bright Lit Blue Skies' to the neon synth-core of 'Fright Night Nevermore' each song sounds like the work of a different band from the last, with only the odd, time-warped studio haze of the production to unite them. Take a listen to the leap between the FM-friendly falsetto funk of 'Beverly Kills' and the surreal, English accent-wielding heavy metal of 'Butt-House Blondies'.
Tracklisting
- Hot Body Rub
- Bright Lit Blue Skies
- L'estat (Acc. To The Widow's Maid)
- Fright Night (Nevermore)
- Round And Round
- Beverly Kills
- Butt-House Blondies
- Little Wig
- Can't Hear My Eyes
- Reminiscences
- Menopause Man
- Revolution's A Lie
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