Blog: Radio Exile

With a new drummer in tow , Dappled Cities [ MySpace ] hit the ground running with their third release, Zounds . And, as the name suggests, it's both surprising and darker than previous Dappled albums. It's infused with everything you want in "art rock" - the keys outweigh the guitar, the abstract lyrics, the funkadelic musical bunny trails. This album hints at The Velvet Underground influences; Tim Derricourt even sounds like Lou Reed in several songs. The updated glam sound scapes are much tighter on this release than [...]

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