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TAXI 013LP
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RELEASE DATE: 7/3/2020
While establishing himself in the NYC music scene playing with artists like Cut Worms and Shilpa Ray, Kyle Avallone began working at home on what would become his new solo project, a dark and moody world where he could investigate the layers of romantic turmoil, hedonistic habits, and ordinary life. His debut album, Last Minute Man, is a sleazy offering of Casiotones covered in barroom smoke and crimson cabaret light; a scuzzed-out tower of songs that takes you on a late-night escapade littered with neon signs, bathroom debauchery, and 3AM rendezvous. You could be nightclubbing in Berlin with the ghost of Rowland S. Howard, or zig-zagging across the floor of the Black Lodge with holes in your loafers, a tear in your dress. "I wanted to escape the day-to-day," says Avallone. That desire to run away permeates through all of the album's nine tracks. In the sloppy swagger of "The Haunted Screen," a fallen angel has broken a wing at the expense of love. Despite his soul-sucking existence, he flies on. On the hypnotic closer, "Take Me Away," Avallone pleas, "Let's sail the sea by night/The distant shore is bright/I've counted my cards, there's nothing for me here/Disappear." Of course, there are other ways to check out -- indulgence, excess, isolation. "Cruise Control" chronicles a night on the town in the manner of Bowie's Thin White Duke -- the pursuit of cold satisfaction and the untold numbness that follows. Over the incessant groove of "I'm Ready," a prophet, prince, or president lays claim to his throne and prepares for his ascension, as well as the end of days. "Somewhere You Can't Find Me" puts you on the other end of a desperate phone call from the depths of addiction, a lost soul's muddled goodbye. But don't be mistaken -- it's not all doom and gloom. Avallone's lyrics and delivery contain an undercurrent of wry flirtation that suggests these characters can see beyond their torture. The title track, "Last Minute Man," evokes the self-deprecation and gentle chauvinism of Leonard Cohen -- "When your drink is done/when the party's no fun/when you bite and bat, but still he don't come/that's when the light shines on me..." The romantic ballad, "Borrowed Spell," finds our seducer waiting in anxious anticipation, fearful of what consequences love may bring.
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TAXI 011LP
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There is a palpable mood at the heart of Canadian perennial Calvin Love's work. Only once in a blue moon comes an artist that seems so familiar yet out of space. Love arrives as an enigma, a crooning, haunted voice. With nods in comparison to Roy Orbison and Bryan Ferry, Love has certainly drawn subtle inspiration from the classic singers of the '60s, '70s, and '80s. But Love's work reflects on the modern journey. Songs for the introverts, songs for lonely and hopeful, and songs to soundtrack our lives through the quiet hours, and all the places our minds drift to as we head toward the uncertain future of the 21st century. Emerging from the same vibrant Canadian scene as contemporaries Andy Shauf, Mac Demarco, and Sean Nicholas Savage, Love has established himself as a rare caliber of singer by blending obsession with the beauty of artifice and the inner systems of real and natural things. It is this infallible match that makes Love's work so strange and inviting. Active since 2011, Love has toured relentlessly throughout Canada, USA, Europe, and Asia. He has also worked with producers Richard Swift (The Shins, The Black Keys) and Gus Seyffert (Beck, Roger Waters), as well as opened on support tours for Jonathan Wilson, Weyes Blood, and Of Montreal. Love released his 2012 debut album New Radar on Aquarium Drunkard imprint, Autumn Tone, followed by 2015 sophomore album Super Future on Arts & Crafts as well as numerous cover albums, singles, and EPs and the 2018 release of Highway Dancer. Limited vinyl-only release.
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TAXI 010LP
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Brion Starr is a musician based in New York City. Starr's debut album, Global Identity (TAXI 002LP, 2019) was released in early 2019. The album was recorded at Konk Studios (home of The Kinks) in London with a cadre of international musicians including Robbie Wood (Swim Deep, Lida Fox, and Matthew McAuley (ARE Weapons). This is the sister album, Rope Memories, the diary of a highly successful advertising agent who is at the end of earth's life cycle and has to choose to stay on a fated earth or take all of their money earned to buy seats on a shuttle to an exclusive colony in space. The album is to be understood as a concept and varies between highly-developed art rock songs with moments of glam spectacle and punk brevity alternating with slower instrumental ambient songs reminiscent of early ambient pioneers which are meant to represent various stages of space travel. Edition of 300, printed inner sleeve.
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Brion Starr is a singer, artist, and actor based in New York City, though this debut album was recorded over three months North London's Konk Studios (home of childhood musical heroes, The Kinks). This followed a year-and-a-half touring with The Noh Starrs after releasing their eponymous album via Modern Sky in 2017. Along with former bandmates Robbie Wood and Lida Fox, Starr follows the experimental drone and psych-rock elements of their debut album aligned with cut-up pop structures and free jazz contributions by Matt McAuley (TV Baby, A.R.E Weapons). Starr then explores musique concrete, loop-based tape compositions and ambient meditations on the latter half of the album with harpist Marilu Donovan.
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