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MH-260 Her Space Holiday - XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival  Putting some space between himself and the computer that has provided the basis for so much of his recent work, Marc Bianchi has taken the last two years to focus on what got him into music in the first place, writing connective songs and working out the layers of sound he hears in his head. The results are a new persona, XOXO, Panda, and the reinforcement of the feelings of personal and artistic freedom that drive his music. Loose and carefree arrangements of guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, shakers, glockenspiel, and drums lay the foundation for vocal storytelling sing-a-longs. XOXO, Panda And The New Kid Revival is a brilliant calling card for Her Space Holiday’s newly awakened alter-ego, and a watershed moment in his growth as a songwriter and performer. |
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| Guitar pop songs that are as charming as they are simple - Rolling Stone / That he can switch up styles so frequently and make solid records says something special about Bianchi - Pop Matters / Melodies have that wonderful undefinable quality that makes you want to hear them over and over... Killer indie pop cuts - Babysue |
| In a similar vein to The Books, Bibio (Stephen Wilkinson) makes instrumental mood pieces, based around the deft plucking of a guitar and the choice use of electronics and bursts of vocals, flute and other instrumentation. Vignetting The Compost, Bibio’s third full-lengther, picks up the flowing stream introduced on Fi and Hand Cranked and runs with it, boasting both a maturity in songwriting and a willingness to bring his own reverb-drenched vocals to the fore. Part of Bibio’s strength lies in making his electronics sound totally natural, which counts for lots in this nature-inspired electronic canvas and results in a wonderful, lo-fi, rural English savanna. Highlights include the lush opener Flesh Rots, Pip Sown and the fantastically-warped Dopplerton. - Earz Mag |
