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Luxury Pond
By Vish Khanna
Playfully
heartfelt, Toronto, ON's Dan Goldman is a uniquely gifted writer whose
off-kilter songs are replete with dreamy whimsy on this string-drenched
effort. With gifted vocalist Daniela Gesundheit (Snowblink) by his side
and Owen Pallett arranging strings, Goldman swims in visionary skill on
this record, a bold amalgamation of pop innocence and abstract
expression. With his guitar and deceptively plain voice, Goldman wades
through a stream-of-consciousness with joyful curiosity, sussing out
strange realizations on coyly executed folk songs like "Dear Shark" and
"Truest Nature." Though lighter sonically and free of bravado,
Goldman's work occasionally recalls Andrew Bird, particularly in the
poetic sleight-of-hand employed in "Boulders" or the bubbling "The
Bones." None of it's accessible, per se, but with the St. Kitts String
Quartet soaring behind them, Luxury Pond glide through their music like
parachutists, defying gravity with an uncertain grace. (Independent)
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Luxury Pond Luxury Pond
By Vish Khanna
Playfully
heartfelt, Toronto, ON's Dan Goldman is a uniquely gifted writer whose
off-kilter songs are replete with dreamy whimsy on this string-drenched
effort. With gifted vocalist Daniela Gesundheit (Snowblink) by his side
and Owen Pallett arranging strings, Goldman swims in visionary skill on
this record, a bold amalgamation of pop innocence and abstract
expression. With his guitar and deceptively plain voice, Goldman wades
through a stream-of-consciousness with joyful curiosity, sussing out
strange realizations on coyly executed folk songs like "Dear Shark" and
"Truest Nature." Though lighter sonically and free of bravado,
Goldman's work occasionally recalls Andrew Bird, particularly in the
poetic sleight-of-hand employed in "Boulders" or the bubbling "The
Bones." None of it's accessible, per se, but with the St. Kitts String
Quartet soaring behind them, Luxury Pond glide through their music like
parachutists, defying gravity with an uncertain grace. (Independent) |
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