| 01 April 2010
Oh snap, I have no idea how this album made it into my iTunes library. The album dropped last year, and I added it to my library several months ago, but alas, its origin escapes me. Not that I mind, mind you; that's half the allure of this mysterious record.First of all, let me explain something: "le loup" means "the wolf" in French. The only reason I know that, sadly, is thanks to that movie The Brotherhood of the Wolves, which has nothing to do with this band at all. They hail from Washington DC, and make atmospheric folk/pop, with super-sized portions of reverb and percussion. But unlike many reverb-drenched bands of this current generation (Animal Collective, Here We Go Magic, Grizzly Bear), these guys play on an even sonic keel. There isn't much as far as crescendos or progressions here, just shimmering, coma-inducing greatness. Its consistency invites the listener to do something else with their time - I choose to read - and let the songs seep in as they want to. This shit makes me want to study, man. From a production standpoint, I wouldn't have this album any other way.
After a few dreamlike listens, the songs start to stick and show their grandeur. This isn't an band, or an album, that's going to shatter the music world as we know it; rather, it's simply something that you just can't help but enjoy. There's something both familial and tribal about this album, in that it feels like the group meshed perfectly to create their own unique sound. Oh, and it sounds like tribal music a little bit, too. Either way, it's well worth checking out.
Release date: September 22nd, 2009
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