Candy Cigarette
By Boy In Static
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#1 Toy Baby Grand
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#2 Starlet
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#3 Star Crossed Killer
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#4 Young San Francisco
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#5 Tijuana
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#6 Candy Cigarette
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#7 Half Lives
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#8 Wartime Bachelor
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#9 Osaka
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#10 LA Runaways
Third album Candy Cigarette marks a major shift for Boy In Static, now the duo of Alexander Chen and Kenji Ross. Bringing the floor-stomping confidence of their live show into the studio, Candy Cigarette is an album of contrasts. Rickety 1960's toy pianos dance alongside glossy, 1980's synthesized drum machines. Precise viola arrangements sweep over one-mic improvised drum takes. The intimate 1940's crooning of the title track ushers in the orchestral grandeur of "Half-Lives."
From the summertime sidewalk soundtrack "Young San Francisco" to the icy paranoia of dancehall-inspired "Tijuana," 10 songs flaunt equal respect for both the sonic experimentation of Animal Collective and the verse-chorus pop format of New Order. Guests included Marc Bianchi (Her Space Holiday), Liz Enthusiasm (Freezepop), and Ulrich Schnauss.
Press
Yahoo! Music
Intimate and acoustic-sounding electronica ... a good record!
The Guardian
Instantly catchy ... like Erasure singing about an Edward Hopper painting.
Wireless Bollinger | 71 out of 100
Forays into whimsy [like] Jon Brion. Its own brand of musical ingenuity ... Boy in Static crafts succinct, dynamic, and innovative pop.
XLR8R
Simultaneously light-hearted and despondent, the first single off Boy in Static's Candy Cigarette makes for a palate of strings, pianos, and electro synths served over a hefty dose of electronic bleeps.
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