Acrylics
Label: Friendly Fire Recordings
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A planet of synthetic colour created by cinematic songs with truthful lyrics.
After starting the project Standing Nudes and losing their rhythm section to MGMT, Molly Shea of Philly and Jason Klauber of NYC decided to form the Brooklyn-based Acrylics. What resulted is a mature spaceship discotheque pop, complete with vocal harmonies.
Acrylics are a modern band from Brooklyn that often sound like an old band from Anytown, U.S.A. They basically play soft-rock-- not the stylish brand of Phoenix, the psychedelic kind of Gayngs, the hazy Washed Out type, or the sly and subtle version favored by Destroyer. No, this is the broad and eclectic sort of soft-rock that might fall under the tastefully patterned umbrella of "adult-contemporary," a radio format mostly defined by what it isn't: punk, metal, hard rock, rap, and so on.
"Lives and Treasure" follows you through the night, harping on themes of sleep, insomnia, and dreams. These songs are like the curtains in your bedroom, billowing from the wind that chases the glow from the streetlight through your open window. It’s the perfect setting for a secret, late-night, lovers’ rendezvous.
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Releases we represent:
- Lives and Treasure | Album | Friendly Fire Recordings | 2011
Quotes:
"This is a fine and detail-oriented album that should be taken with a grain of salt by fans for whom music must always, at some level, be a site of iconoclasm." Pitchfork
"Acrylics combination of the low-fi, with soaring synths and vocals, rounded off with disco fused basslines and plucky acoustic guitars, leaves them with a fairly unique sound." Subba Cultcha
Tracks included on the following samplers:
- New Music Vol 16 Download sampler here
- Acrylics "Lives And Treasure" Download sampler here
- Best of 2011: Slow Down Download sampler here
