The three songs that Amedeo sings on are all equally as solid, with “SW” and “Publisher” being slightly more reminiscent of their previous album, Misery Is a Butterfly. Strangeluv” and minimalist synth-driven “Top Ranking”. The album’s first single, “Silently”, is the most playfully illuminated song on the album, though as far as Kazu’s vocal songs go, I prefer the curiously inviting “Dr. While Kazu’s voice has become slightly gentler in nature, Amedeo’s vocals still have the pleasantly emotional whine of previous albums, causing both Kazu’s and Amedeo’s vocals to integrate into the music and stylistic composition perfectly. Amedeo Pace shares guitar duties with Kazu while his brother, Simone, plays drums and occasional bongos, an instrumental aspect that is starting to gradually increase into the band’s ceaseless repetroire. 23 begins with a bittersweet tug into Kazu Makino’s voice, fronting exceptionally well layered music that is as catchy as it is haunting. These aspects caused me to retrace my steps and listen to their older albums which now, while looking back, I question myself why I was not particularly fond of them all those years ago. Aside from the initial irresistibility, 23 was a major contributing factor that instilled in me a realization of the band’s strengthening focus on songwriting and originality. Though I realize that nearly every music blog and publication have covered this gem by now, I simply could not resist. Released last week on 4AD Records, it has received a large amount of acclaimed press and has already sold over 11,000 copies after its first week of release. Though I was previously not much of a fan and I had only enjoyed a few songs, Blonde Redhead’s newest album, 23, grabbed me instantly. While the changes are somewhat subtle between each of their albums, the transitions are more than apparent between any two nonconsecutive releases. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall 02-29 Detroit, MI - El Club 03-01 Lakewood, OH - The Roxy 03-02 Millvale, PA - Mr.Since their debut in 1995, Blonde Redhead has been evolving, and without sacrificing any of their originality, their style has increased into an aspect that is progressively more melodic and suitably decorous. 11-14 Brooklyn, NY - National Sawdust 11-20 Genève, Switzerland - PTR L’Usine ^ 11-21 Parma, Italy - Teatro Regio di Parma 11-23 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9 ^ 11-24 Berlin, Germany - Heimathafen Neukölln ^ 11-25 Hamburg, Germany - Bahnhof Pauli ^ 11-27 Lille, France - Aeronef ^ 11-28 Paris, France - La Cigale ^ 11-29 Nantes, France - Stereolux ^ 12-01 Rennes, France - Antipode ^ 12-02 La Rochelle, France - La Sirene ^ 12-03 Toulouse, France - Le Bikini ^ 12-05 Brussels, Belgium - Orangerie (at Botanique) ^ 12-06 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso ^ 12-07 Leffinge, Belgium - De Zwerver ^ 12-09 Leeds, England - Brudenell Social Club # 12-10 Bristol, England - Thekla # 12-12 London, England - Village Underground # 02-20 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar 02-21 Saxapahaw, NC - Haw River Ballroom 02-22 Atlanta, GA - Terminal West 02-23 Jacksonville, FL - Winterland Festival 02-24 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle 02-26 Nashville, TN - The Basement East 02-27 St.
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