Perverted By Language hints at the band’s shift towards a distinctly pop approach

Side one consists of intimate compositions with Alice’s pointillist harp enhanced by intricate string arrangements

new-wave and synth-pop

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If there’s one thing this band has that’s better than its riffs

GARETH HARDWICK / P JřRGENSEN - split LP Minimal Wave Perverted By Language hints atOn this LP highbrow droney sound art types Gareth Hardwick and P Jorgensen bat it out with a side apiece of gorgeous driftiness. On Hardwicks side weve got a 19 minute piece entitled Sixteenth February Twenty Twelve, which has a succession of undulating peace drones on guitar with an almost organ like feel in places, swelling and drifting in an expert and uplifting way while carving out slow, graceful melodies. Its really peaceful, calming stuff and