The Portland quartet Blanket Music have come into their own with their third studio album. Recorded with Adam Selzer (The Decemberists, M. Ward, Norfolk and Western) at Portland's Type Foundry Studio, Cultural Norms is an organic, eclectic mix of Motown pop, Memphis blues, northern soul/funk, and chamber pop. The obvious modern day touchstone would be Belle and Sebastian, but as with Move and Nice, Blanket Music distinguish themselves with a penchant for reinventing themselves with each album and infusing ...   [ read more ]

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For their fourth proper album, Portland quartet Blanket Music gathered in the former South Portland Library to self-record a collection of love songs rooted wholly in earnestness. They came away with not only their fourth, but their fifth album as well ? collected here in a two-disc set entitled The Love/Love Translation. The Love weaves through a pastiche of pop idioms while showcasing the intrinsically unique artistry of the four members, embracing their strengths and limitations confidently. They contin...   [ read more ]

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