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...Local Natives present a clear mission statement. The driving drums pulse under electronica-influenced rim clicks and the determined picking of the guitar line. This drum track is instantly reminiscent of the Dodos and the National, bands that have pioneered the now-popular “big drum?? sound pervasive throughout much of indie rock. The bass is melodic, driving the song as much as the guitar. Due to their spaced-out reverb and ethereal interval, the constantly harmonized vocals are reminiscent of Fleet Foxes. The song is comprised of carefully constructed parts that build, then segue seamlessly...
...divided into three sections. The first section, “Love in the Time of War,” is a series of poems written in loose sonnet form. Komunyakaa starts by evoking the savage war of primitive man (“An obsidian ax. A lion-skin drum??) and works his way through ancient war, through Gilgamesh, through Cain and Abel, through the visceral, bloody war of the past, to the darker and more terrifying present of torpedoes and secret wars...
...logical conclusion, replacing the idiotic old-school backing track of the original with a huge, pixilated synth attack. They even give Christina Ricci’s ridiculous sushi waitress voice-samples a counterpart robo-voice companion. Electronic highlanders Boards of Canada make “Broken Drum?? genuinely wistful and anguished, if a bit too long and slow. Anticon post-hoppers Subtle take the blues-horror of “Farewell Ride” into the urban jungle, and are smart enough to add some new vocals, in the most drastic remix strategy on the album. Homelife gets...
...colossal drum??always the envy of other Ivy ensembles—had been a gift to the band from the 1927 Associated Harvard Clubs and set the rhythm for the Crimson varsity teams for 28 years...
...restore the rhythm, members of the band immediately launched a “Dimes for the Drum?? campaign to raise the $1,500 needed to purchase a replacement...
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