Le LoupFamily
Hardly Art Records [2009]
Fire Drill Review:
You might get scared off if you read some of Le Loup's bio that describes their sophomore record Family as finding the middle ground between tribal rock, freak folk, and sonic experimentation but a more fitting and non-threatening description is that they play good ol' organic chamber pop. Family is a complete expansion of members and instruments from the bands more keyboard driven debut and includes many simple instruments like bells, hand drums, tambourines and plenty of handclaps. Each song feels alive, as the group brings the tracks in and out vocally with camp fire harmonies and surrounds them by full natural sounds. All the way down to the paisley album cover, Le Loup has released a record that is to be absorbed over time and requires more than one sitting to take it all in. It is this free and expansive vibe that makes Family better than their debut and Le Loup a band to not pass up from checking out!
Key Track: "Beach Town"
Band With Similar Fire: Fleet Foxes
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Hardly Art Records
-Reviewed by Sam DaMatta
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