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...Notwist produce some of the most interesting sounds in Germany these days. In February, the rock band??s new album Neon Golden finally crossed the Atlantic for its American debut, a year after its critically acclaimed premier in Europe...
...Notwist are known for their unique compositions, which apply a down-to-earth pop sensibility to immaculately textured compositions. The band??s subtle sense of timing and diverse instrumentation—at times evoking strings and accordions—rivals indie groups like Grandaddy in sophistication...
...airy “Pick Up the Phone.” Acher’s plaintive voice onstage sounds much like it does on record, hovering softly over washes of keyboard and guitar played to fluid but complex rhythms. What is surprising about the live show is the band??s newfound energy, which ultimately elevates the Notwist above the realm of sentimental ambient...
Neon Golden was a long time coming, as the band??s members have been preoccupied with side projects. Gretschmann also produces left-field electro under the name Console. And Markus Acher plays for Lali Puna, another well known experimental German band...
...band??s creativity goes beyond randomly generated song titles and funky time signatures. Vaux wrote in an e-mail that he has also composed a piece “in an unusual open tuning,” playing open string on his guitar...