Atlanta's Snowden drown their brand of melodies in a sea of reverb-heavy distortion and hypnotic layers. This, their debut for Jade Tree, integrates the ethereal guitar resonance and dynamic percussion reminiscent of bands like Ride, New Order, and early Cure, with the volatility of contemporaries such as The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. An unpredictable mix of dirty pop soundscapes. If post-shoegaze exists as a genre, then Snowden is proving their contention for the upper ranks. "Anglo-friendly post-punk seasoned wit...   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. Atlanta's Snowden drown their brand of melodies in a sea of reverb-heavy distortion and hypnotic layers. This, their debut for Jade Tree, integrates the ethereal guitar resonance and dynamic percussion reminiscent of bands like Ride, New Order, and early Cure, with the volatility of contemporaries such as The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. An unpredictable mix of dirty pop soundscapes. If post-shoegaze exists as a genre, then Snowden is proving their contention for the upper ranks. "Anglo-friendly post-pun...   [ read more ]

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This combination works quite well. Guitarist-singer Lonnie Johnson was just starting a successful comeback, and here he is teamed up with acoustic rhythm guitarist Elmer Snowden (who had not recorded since 1934) and bassist Wendell Marshall. Johnson sings smooth blues and sentimental ballads with equal skill, and both guitarists have opportunities to display their complementary but distinctive styles. This CD reissue is easily recommended, as is its more instrumental counterpart, {^Blues,...   [ read more ]

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