
Lotus Plaza - The Floodlight Collective [Kranky; 2009] Rating: 2 out of 5 stars Deerhunter guitarist Lockett Pundt uses Lotus Plaza as an outlet for his ambient shoegaze experiments, much like how his band's frontman, Bradford Cox, uses Atlas Sound to satisfy his artsier tendencies. The comparisons between the two side projects of the acclaimed indie-pop outfit don't stop there; to call Lotus Plaza the 'little brother' of Atlas Sound would be an understatement. Perhaps encouraged by his spectacular contributions to Deerhunter's critically acclaimed 2008 [...]