Thursday, September 16, 2010

Chilly Gonzales

Artist- Chilly Gonzales
Album- Ivory Tower
Label- Arts & Crafts
Genre- Electropop, I suppose

You’ve probably already heard part of this album without knowing it- the jaunty, piano intro to “Never Stop”, produced by electro-stars Boys Noize, is in the most current iPad commercial. Gonzales also is best-known as the producer of Feist’s The Reminder, which earned him a Grammy nom. Most of the tracks on this album have very few vocals, but the lyrics are pretty nonsensical to begin with. “Bittersuite” is very similar to Ratatat, with a beautiful arpeggio and string swells accented by synths. Gonzales’ training as a pianist shines through on this album, but the electronic backbeats keep this interesting.

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