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!!! (Chk Chk Chk): Let It Be Blue

xpect the unexpected. That could be the motto of this US band with the unpronounceable name. The opener „Normal People“ surprises with conventional singer/songwriter folk with nylon guitar strumming and with the subsequent „A Little Bit (More)“ they celebrate the finest dance funk à la Fat Boy Slim. Nine more tracks follow, in which Nic Offer and his band show themselves as eager to experiment as ever. Whether 70s dance, acid house or hip-hop - the music, which was created via file sharing, knows no blinders. At the same time, the instrumentation is deliberately sparse, after the band used to like to release somewhat overloaded records. Features with Maria

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