In the context of what's popular in music at the turn of the century, the title of Duster's second full-length, Contemporary Movement, reveals this San Jose band's wry sense of their place in pop/rock's ecosystem. Their often sparse and laconic delivery (especially on tracks like "Auto-mobile") guarantees Duster a place outside contemporary music's mainstream. But in a more perfect world there would be at least three radio hits from this, their most accessible release to date. The opening tr...   [ read more ]

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Duster is made up of two members, C. Amber and E. Parton, with occasional help from their friends on drums and recording duties. Stratosphere is mainly recorded at their home on four track. At times, they sound like Pavement and other times like Seely with higher pitched male vocals. Stratosphere demonstrates their guitar-based focus, riding on the flow of duel picking guitar melodies. With many guitars switching dynamic roles and riding on tunings, Duster sounds a bit like early {$...   [ read more ]

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