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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Track of the Moment: Black Hole Lace by Kemp and Eden


           
           Blogging has its perks.  I get to work close with good friends who show me new music all the time, I get to bother people frequently by asking them if they ever heard of a certain band, and I get advanced copies of music to review.  Obviously this article is about the third one. 
            Kemp and Eden are an intriguing duo consisting of Kemp Muhl (of GOASTT) and Eden Rice.  They were childhood friends who grew up in Atlanta Georgia.  The story goes that at a young age the duo wrote songs together before life took them their separate ways.  After a number of years apart they have reunited, more worldly and experienced, to record the songs from their childhood.  That story itself is worthy of its own feel-good movie, and they can already use this as the soundtrack. 
            The songs themselves manage to be very childlike while still maintaining the perspective of an adult.  Like really good children books they manage to have both sophistication in their structure and language, whiles still maintaining whimsy and nostalgia in the song’s feeling.  Both these lovely ladies harmonize so well that they must have known each other since they were children. 
It almost sounds like they recorded the songs outside with just a guitar.  For the most part the songs are mainly guitar driven with sparse instruments that sound almost as if they were coming from somewhere in the background.  Some tracks feature more instruments, but they are never to commanding to take your attention away from the singing. 
Overall I really enjoyed this record.  Unfortunately, since the album, “Black Hole Lace,” doesn’t come out until August 28 I don’t have a studio single to post up, BUT instead I have a great rendition of the title track they released a few weeks ago.  If you like what you hear be sure to follow their tumbler and facebook where you can find news, and other videos.  Listen, Enjoy, and Get ready for the new album!  I know I really enjoy it.

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