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Review: Pale Young Gentlemen - Black Forest (Tra La La)

Mar 14, 2009, 6:55pm Can You See the Sunset
I'm not really sure what to make of Madison, Wisconsin's Pale Young Gentlemen and their newest album Black Forest (Tra La La) . The band is made up of four guys and three gals that play a lush and orchestrated bit of indie-pop that sounds like a cross between the literate likes of (maybe) Andrew Bird and The Decemberists but more dreary than either. Heck, there are many places here that share the overly-dramatic Old World European tone that Beirut does so well. It might be the strings and the downtrodden grey-skied chamber pop [...]
Artist:Pale Young Gentlemen
Title:Our History
Link Text:Pale Young Gentlemen - Our History
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Year:2008
Artist:Pale Young Gentlemen
Title:Paper Planes
Link Text:Pale Young Gentlemen - Paper Planes (M.I.A. Cover)
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Artist:Pale Young Gentlemen
Title:The Crook of My Good Arm
Link Text:Pale Young Gentlemen - The Crook Of My Good Arm
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Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2008
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