Friday, February 18, 2011

Banjo or Freakout

Artist- Banjo or Freakout
Album- s/t
Label- Rare Book Room


Banjo or Freakout is the shoegaze-influenced, dare I say it, chill-wave project of Italian-born/London-based Alessio Natalizia, and after many EPs we finally have a full-length. There are NO BANJOS ON THIS LP, so don’t worry. Some songs, like “Move Out”, have definite discernible guitar elements, while others (the woozy, wondrous “Go Ahead) are looser and more shoegazey in nature. Vocals are generally hazy and at times I’m reminded of the Antlers. Obviously it’s hard to be fully original in a genre that’s fairly defined, but Banjo or Freakout does a pretty good job here.

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