 Kasino
"Thank You and Goodnight" CDEP
KEEP
Recordings
Genres: indie rock, indie pop
KEEP Recordings
PO Box 18972
Tucson, AZ 85731
Nov 8 - 14 2004 |
Kasino is a Glasgow-based indie rock outfit who have kept their
recorded output intentionally sparse - after forming in the mid-90s,
they waited until 2002 to release a (currently sold out) debut
album. Though I never got my greasy paws on that disc, I have
been given the chance to try out the Thank You and Goodnight
EP, a short, five-song disc that's been issued in an exclusive edition of fifty
copies through KEEP Recordings. While the songs on my advance copy of this EP are missing their endings
(yes, they just cut out without any fade or wind-down or
anything), I can get the general impression here. And it's a
good one. Kasino have a passionate, melodic sound that
blends indie pop sensibility with alternative rock
accessibility. "Walk Through Walls," for example,
sounds like the mutant union of The Weakerthans, Travis,
and perhaps even (gasp!) Coldplay. "Miles
Away," meanwhile, showcases one of Kasino's instruments of
choice - the shoegazer-associated e-bow, which helps build Thank
You and Goodnight's spacey, atmospheric sound.
Snatch one of these before they are all gone; KEEP has scored
another winner with Kasino, and only fifty people are going to
find out why.
86%
Matt Shimmer [Vitals:
5 tracks, distributed by the
label, released 2004] |
