Have the New York experimentalists made the perfect radio-friendly unit shifter? Have they heck
It's always nice to start an album with a single, or perhaps a short instrumental to ease the listener in. But not for New York musical surrealists Gang Gang Dance who've just revealed the opening track from their forthcoming fifth album, Eye Contact. Glass Jar is a sprawling, 11-minute opus that starts with about three minutes of mumbling, watery synth whooshes and shimmering cymbals. It's meandering, mildly frustrating and, frankly, a little boring, until suddenly the clouds part and out comes the melody, complete with twinkling keyboards, big drums and singer Liz Bougatsos's distinctive wail. Maybe it's delayed gratification, but keeping us hanging about only improved the pay off.
Eye Contact is out on 9 May through 4AD.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog/2011/mar/03/new-music-gang-gang-dance
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