The coral sea "Volcano and heart"

Hablamos ahora de una de las bandas que sonó en el player anterior al que suena. El resto de bandas pendientes... para otro rato. Porque me tengo que preparar YA para ir a Zamora al Proactive, ayer pasamos muchísimo frio en el festival Stereoparty, ya hablaré de él. Y también de éste si el frio y la lluvia no terminan por fastidiarlo.

La banda la descubrí en el MySpace de Budapest. Suenan muy bien, han editado su primer trabajo este año. Su "Look at her face" ha sonado en el penúltimo capítulo de la temporada 2 de Anatomia de Grey. Y a ver si con la excusa de que uno de ellos tiene novia en Barcelona, vienen a dar algun concierto.
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Indie / Rock / Ambient

California United States

WEB

Info de Parasol:
Soaring debut album from Santa Barbara atmospheric pop outfit. "The art-rock majesty of The Coral Sea emerges breathtaking, it steals from your soul, unsurpassed in this part of the world." Well, The Santa Barbara Independent aint kidding either, The Coral Sea’s debut is a hypnotic and mellow dreamrock album that calls to mind classic albums by Bowie, Pink Floyd and The Beatles, with current comparisons ranging from Yo La Tengo’s melodic blue-streak zoom-pop to Radiohead’s impassioned layered vocal/guitar impressionism. Imagine a stratospherically skillful space-pop quartet with an entire string section behind it, and you'll be on their wavelength, but for me it all comes down to the voice. Frontman/founder Rey Villalobos’ vocals steal the show: a luminous, sometimes androgynous croon, a silvery warble, without a glimmer of pretension…and here my closest comparison of the moment is Mercury Rev’s Jonathan Donahue (but Rey’s voice is leagues richer and less dependent on effects) and Parasol’s very own Kevin Tihista (with a bunch more Thom Yorke than KT’s ever going to show us), especially in the lyrics and phrasing departments.

THE TRIPWIRE:
"When the perfect combination of production and songwriting come together, the result is usually magical. Case in point: Los Angeles' The Coral Sea. Their debut album, Volcano And Hearts, is the perfect example of beautiful songwriting whose quality and perfection is augmented by the effortless arrangements and crispness of its recording technique... The first thirty seconds of this album has more mystery and elegance in it than any other album I've heard in a long while. It's got the guitar of a classic U2 song and the strings of Eleanor Rigby. It takes a page right out of the George Martin recording guide..." (Jeffrey Thrope)



Discografia:
-Volcano and heart (Jun 27, 2006)


Tracks on this CD:
Look At Her Face
Under The Westway
In Between The Days
In This Moment's Time MP3
Yesterday/Tomorrow
Your Time Has Come
Lake And Ocean
Fell
Ancient Modern People
Descend

Video:
-Look at her face