Rarely am I completely surprised by something new that I listen to, whether it is something innovative or purely unexpected. A wave of pleasant surprise was what I experienced upon my first listen to Giraffe Incognito's debut album The Pursuit Continues. While still rough around the edges, Giraffe Incognito crafts a layered groove that is both hip and timeless mixing Cake-esque coolness with violin, tiny keyboards and funky bass. The beats are certainly enjoyable, but it is the violin, keyboards and weird pseudo whistling that make these jaunty tracks worth repeated listens. A well utilized violin or viola is hard to beat. Go check out Giraffe Incognito aka William Rainbird's bandcamp site to get the album. In a year with so much innovation and spectacular music, unexpected things just keep coming out of the woodwork.
Giraffe Incognito - Villains (YSI) (zshare)
Giraffe Incognito - Tortoise with a Turtleneck Sweater (YSI) (zshare)
2 comments:
The basic riff of Tortoise with a Turtleneck Sweater sounds kind of like an Old "Spirit" Song..
But,I can't remember which one right now..
Maybe,it's "Are You Glad".
I'll have to go back & listen to about 2 of their CD's..
But,a cool song never the less..
Thanks..
No problem, thanks for the insight. I never would have thought of that.
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