Word: synth
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...course nobody, not even Air, plays with this technological contrast without inviting comparison to Radiohead. On a gorgeously schizophrenic rendition of “People in the City,” Dunckel and Godin got in touch with their inner paranoid android, swinging wildly between rock stomp and tropical synth. But I suspect that their android is just suffering from a mild case of ennui, because Air is having way too much sex to endorse Radiohead’s apocalyptic prolepsis...
...heartbreaking, glitchy ballad for the era of damaged CDs, appeared in hollowed out form, leaving the synth to soar gorgeously, high above the bass...
Putting on their metaphorical robot masks for a moment to channel that other French electronic duo, Daft Punk, Air turned “Sexy Boy” and “Kelly Watch the Stars” into pure synth euphoria, gleefully eradicating all remaining humanity in their music to thrilling effect...
...part of the Philadelphia psych scene, Need New Body create weird, unpredictable and eccentric music that still manages to be accessible to anyone who chooses to listen. Their sophomore album UFO has received critical praise for its singular deranged charm. The Mobius Band offer synth-tinged tunes as a primer. On Fire a.k.a. The Burning Paris and Morning Theft round out the roster. Tickets $8. +18. 9:15 p.m. T.T. the Bear’s Place...
Beggar Boys does have its pop moments. The leadoff track, “Never Believe,” is a riveting opener that belies the monotony that follows. Driving synth opens the album, and quickly gives way to peppy jangling guitar. Only slightly dampened by Andy Rieger’s nasal, expressionless voice, the song is a pleasant chunk of modern folky pop. But after ten more songs of the same, one questions how much of this sound one can take...