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Here are some extracts from the interview and the album review. The link to the full issue is at the end of this post.
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On a Wednesday evening in June, Seattle's rainy weather has taken a reprieve and sunny skies mark the city's industrial waterfront. Coulter Leslie, lead guitarist for group, Altspeak, greets me outside the band's rehearsal studio.
Faus appears mod with a debonair smile, dressed in casual black. I ask if he's worried about fashion statements. He quips, "No fashion statement..., just clean, cool, and lazy." Within seconds of exchanging pleasantries, the group is jovial and down to earth.
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Altspeak is humble and unpretentious. The band defines its European beat music as an "orgy of 1990s Britpop and contemporary indie rock bands."
It's Up To You, Altspeak's debut, will be released online July 2nd. Lead single "Little Things", cuts like a knife, getting first in line as a live favorite.
In their roomy rehearsal studio, the three charge through "Little Things." It's a rave-up straight to the heart and an adrenaline rush, punctuated by Leslie's piercing guitar strokes and the staccato pop of Hallauer's drumming.
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As a whole, It's Up To You has the distinction of a breakthrough hit. It's up there with watershed albums such as Oasis' Definitely Maybe, The Strokes' Is This It, or Coldplay's Parachutes.
Some of the more enduring songs are arena-sized anthems like "Be a Star" and "Tonight." Distinguished by its orchestral flourishes, swooping guitar lines, and shades of shoegaze.
As a masterpiece of Britpop gems, it's surprising the disc was produced in Seattle.
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High Soundz: How did the name Altspeak come about?
Iggy Faus: It came from George Orwell...
more at: http://www.highsoundz.net/hs_online.pdf
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