Formerly known as Aspera Ad Astra, this band has released a slew of records including a split LP with the Lilys on Tiger Style and CDep as part of Insound's very own tour support series. They have leaped even further towards the strange with this record while maintaining an undeniable pop inclination. Swirling guitars, synthesizers and soft vocals make this record unusual in its texture and tone, but listen-able in its perfect composition and execution.

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The Lilys and Aspera Ad Astra?old school vs. new school. Perhaps the only thing that these two bands have in common is that they are both based in Philly. Yeah sure, Kurt Heasley of The Lilys and Matt Werth of Aspera have played together in the buzz-worthy Mazarin but the similarities end there. Nonetheless, the eight tracks presented here (4 from The Lilys, 4 from Aspera Ad Astra) are a cohesive and comprehensive documentation of yesteryear's underground and tomorrow's new sound. Not much is known to u...   [ read more ]

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After a summer spent listening to grimy hip hop beats and hooks, supporting the re-release of Sugar and Feathered, and making 4 track demos, Aspera converged at Tonearm Studios to begin work on their third album. Oh Fantastica continues a darkly thematic tradition established with Sugar and Feathered and the follow up Birds Fly EP (Suicide Squeeze) but strays from both records overwrought psychedelia (oft compared to Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev). Oh Fantastica is full of minimal yet memorable melodies dri...   [ read more ]

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