Land of Talk’s Fun and Laughter is a compact set of four tracks following the rich vein of their 2008 album, Some Are Lakes. Elizabeth Powell chants her way through the band’s off-kilter pop waves. Where most front women sound like they’re threading a needle, Powell steers the ship, owning each song with nuanced gravitas.
“Sixteen Asterisk” blooms from the budding intro into something else entirely; at first Patti Smith, then, suddenly, Band of Horses. “May You Never” is upbeat, sugary pop drenched in the room it was recorded in, with an analog sound most refreshing in a day of digital recording. “Ask Me” is a spacey dirge propelled by Eric Thibodeau’s tribal sway. The EP’s final track, “A Series of Small Flames”, is a lullaby, a sweet bookend to a brief taste of what’s to come.
Catch Land of Talk currently on tour, and pick up this delightful EP. Here’s to horizons.
[mp3] Land of Talk – “May You Never”
Tour Dates
December 4 – Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
December 5 – Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC
December 8 – The Earl, Atlanta, GA
December 9 – The Exit/In, Nashville, TN
December 11 – Radio, Radio, Indianapolis, IN
December 12 – Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
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