Palaxy Tracks' second album is a sleepy mix of crystalline pop and delicate instrumentation, an American rock record that channels the Spring rain melancholy of your favorite British LPs from the early '80s. "Cedarland" recalls the depth of Joy Division with the quiet, ethereal luster of Galaxie 500, while the overarching theme -- it's over, but still we cling -- is calmly and resolutely worked out through the course of these 11 picture-perfect pop songs. As sharp slices of slide guitar, ambient feedback, w   [ read more ]

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dreamy psych-flavored noise-pop reveling in graceful dynamics, gentle vocals let the guitar and propulsive rhythms do the heavy lifting? From the BOWIE-esque "We Go Way Back" through the lilting melancholy of "The Golden Days" to the driving swirl of "Cats for Drowning", this is music equally at home in KEVIN SHIELDS' bedroom or LEONARD COHEN's parlor. Shadowy pop with the most delectable bombast, with a super-cool 1991 Creation Records feelin', like BIFF BANG POW and RIDE meets modern marvels YO L   [ read more ]

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Heavily inspired by the writings of Raymond Carver, Twelve Rooms is essentially twelve different stories -- some fiction, some not -- written with an insightful observance and quiet desperation. Palaxy Tracks' distinctively subtle compositions perfectly convey a sense of loss and longing, evoking images of specters and spectators, murders and memories, empty rooms and endless open roads. Twelve Rooms shows a band that has progressed gracefully over the course of three records, growing ever mo   [ read more ]

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This hefty, 21-track release revisits Palaxy Tracks' 2005 release Twelve Rooms, adding new artwork and a variety of unreleased songs, remixes and live recordings from the period during which 'Twelve Rooms' was recorded. The special edition begins with the twelve songs that comprised the original release, then leads into a live performance of the title track from the band's 2003 release 'Cedarland,' recorded at the Twelve Rooms record release show in June 2005 at Schuba's in Chicago.   [ read more ]

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Palaxy Tracks' second album is a sleepy mix of crystalline pop and delicate instrumentation, an American rock record that channels the Spring rain melancholy of your favorite British LPs from the early '80s. "Cedarland" recalls the depth of Joy Division with the quiet, ethereal luster of Galaxie 500, while the overarching theme -- it's over, but still we cling -- is calmly and resolutely worked out through the course of these 11 picture-perfect pop songs. As sharp slices of slide guitar, ambient feedback, w   [ read more ]

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