The Big Pink
‘A Brief History Of Love’
(4AD, expected September 14)
The London-based duo of Milo Cordell and Robbie Furze are hitting the festivals hard this summer, treating the sweaty throngs to waves of soul-trembling sonic might – it’s shoegaze gone gooey, at times blistering of brutal beat but always warming of atmospheric wash. Their flirtations with unsettling electronic aggression shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, as Furze was once a member of Alec Empire’s band, but The Big Pink’s sensitive appreciation of pop dynamics ensures that never do they alienate via excess confrontation. Indeed, at times this is as close as one can come to being hugged tight by sound.

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http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/top-ten-forthcoming-2009-albums

Via:

http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2009/07/shorties_1856.html