Calico Cliche

General | Oct 2008

Reviews

Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2008-12-21
Dreamy female fronted simple indie rock/pop. EP from Alhambra band that channels all things Low, Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse, slowcore and dream pop. Male/female vocals, mostly chill delivery of the music. But intricate and simple and low fi at the same time. Great stuff.

1) quiet yet melodic, jangle strumming joins in with the slow/mid beat
2) acoustic guitar with near-whispered vocals, more instruments follow and just layer on the prettiness, then upbeat happy drums kick in and you got yourself a pop song
3) a cross between Low and Yo La Tengo somehow, chill yet there, upbeat
4) yo la tengo comes to mind, the chill factor goes up then the temperature rises into a complex amalgam of all things pop and dream rock

Recent airplay

Land Of The Lost
The DJ Never Has ItNov 06, 2009
Calico Cliche
Break And Follow
Music CasseroleFeb 07, 2009
yellow Brick Road
Hand Wash in ColeslawFeb 04, 2009
Break And Follow
Smartie PopJan 14, 2009
Land Of The Lost
Brownian MotionJan 07, 2009

Charting

2008-12-21 — 2009-02-22
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 8 2
Jan 18 1
Jan 11 2
Jan 4 2

Track listing

1. Calico Cliche
2. Break And Follow
3. yellow Brick Road
4. Land Of The Lost