this was rather kind
from fluxblog.org
Carbon Dating Service "Lazerbear" - Layers of warm, gentle instrumentation piled on like blankets; a pretty tune with a pace in no hurry to get anywhere - this song sounds more or less exactly like what I would expect from a ten piece band of twentysomethings from Saskatoon. I've generally soured on indie's trend toward sprawling over-arranged collectivism and quiet coziness, but this is the exception that proves the rule. For a composition with so many instruments, the song actually feels quite sparse and understated, nicely avoiding the clumsy bombast of Bright Eyes or the "HEY EVERYONE LOOK A STRING SECTION A STRING SECTION I'VE GOT HORNS AND A STRING SECTION!!! C'MON C'MON C'MON LOOOOOOOOOK!" vibe of Sufjan Stevens. (Click here for the Carbon Dating Service's MySpace page.)
Carbon Dating Service "Lazerbear" - Layers of warm, gentle instrumentation piled on like blankets; a pretty tune with a pace in no hurry to get anywhere - this song sounds more or less exactly like what I would expect from a ten piece band of twentysomethings from Saskatoon. I've generally soured on indie's trend toward sprawling over-arranged collectivism and quiet coziness, but this is the exception that proves the rule. For a composition with so many instruments, the song actually feels quite sparse and understated, nicely avoiding the clumsy bombast of Bright Eyes or the "HEY EVERYONE LOOK A STRING SECTION A STRING SECTION I'VE GOT HORNS AND A STRING SECTION!!! C'MON C'MON C'MON LOOOOOOOOOK!" vibe of Sufjan Stevens. (Click here for the Carbon Dating Service's MySpace page.)