Record in Red

Marmoset's Record In Red is full of apples and cherries. With this, their second full-length, Marmoset have released a near masterwork of pop pleasure. Indeed, the 13 songs on Record In Red vary widely in style and sound, ranging from the Church-like acoustic stylings of 'Golden Cloak' and 'Torn Cup, Fly Up Above', the Faith-era Cure tone of 'Walking Thru The Lake', the moody pop melodies resembling Richard Davies' work with the Moles, the haunting confessional of 'December 4th', the epic dementia of 'Summertime Is Easy', to the Kim Deal inspired 'Frendamine'. Every song is decidedly different than the one before, but the album hangs together with a neurotic thread so fine that it's completely invisible to the gallery.

Having been compared to Syd Barrett, David Bowie, the Chills and the Go-Betweens, on Record In Red Marmoset assert themselves to be among the finest purveyors of mood music for folks who like to burrow themselves in their room...