Penny Sparkle [4AD,2010]
Penny Sparkle - the band's third album for 4ad - marks another sonic twist in their already adventurous canon. the band recorded 'penny sparkle' in new york and stockholm, working with fever ray producers van rivers and the subliminal kid, whose synth-heavy background has had a stunning effect on blonde redhead's luxuriant guitar clangor. shoegaze legend alan moulder mixed.
In a press release, frontwoman Kazu Makino, in typically impenetrable form, had this to say about the album: "I fell in love with the music like falling for someone you've known for a long time. It was dreamy and sometimes was very stormy. At times I felt like a shepherd who was trying to herd five stallions into a yard (unsuccessfully). I felt like I was a link to everyone. I remained still and the others were constantly moving around it. I am not sure what Penny Sparkle is but I hope I offered to them as much as they offered me. I know that we have never made a record this way and if I could go back in time, I would do it exactly the same way again."
her voice is really sparkling.....calling on his name
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