Haunted Stereo have decided to release their new single "Cross the Sea" on Tracks for Amnesty in collaboration with the Amnesty Book Shop in Brighton. All proceeds will go straight to Amnesty International.
So go ahead and download exclusively for just £1 from
http://amnestybrighton.bandcamp.com/track/cross-the-sea-2and support Amnesty's campaign for Human Rights...
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Haunted Stereo
Reviews of Cross the Sea
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Q Music
It's so lovely when you discover something genuinely beautiful.
Haunted Stereo's Cross The Sea is
an eerie and longing track, a so subtle and modest ballad that you're
not exactly sure if you actually heard it, or if the sounds were merely
fragmented pieces of a leaf-falling dream you had a couple of nights
ago.
Now, let's not get all Arcade Fire over this
Southampton six-piece. They do indeed include an array of sexes,
strings and glockenspiels, but as the descending violin and multiple
harmonies on Cross The Sea battle for prominence, you're drawn into a melancholic, rain-fuelled and suitably hungover scenario, where Sigur Ros, ..Hanne Hukkelberg and Nick Drake are watching carefully...
A heartfelt take on a Julia Franck novel, the song gently lays the
world to rest and is over before you know it. Not to worry, this band
is still taking its first steps, hopefully to something great.
http://news.qthemusic.com/2009/09/haunted_stereo_-_cross_the_sea.html
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Drunken Werewolf Magazine
Haunted Stereo's most recent effort, single "Cross the Sea" is glorious. Few other words could be used to describe this structured mess of orchestral strings, beautifully conducted piano and the strangely powerful yet whimsically entwined vocals of Andy Harris and Anja McCloskey. Nothing else, short of bowing down to the band and demanding they take a piece of land as their own so I can move there and bask in their music every day, will suffice. Magical.
By Tiffany Daniels
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Following an appearance in the Amnesty Book Shop in Brighton,
Southampton alt-folkers Haunted Stereo contributed a track to raise
money for Amnesty International. ‘Cross the Sea’ will also appear on an
EP in November but is well worth downloading now, first because it’s
for Amnesty and second because it’s the sound of a band hitting their
stride with a gloriously melancholic tale, inspired by Julia Franck’s
novel ‘The Blind Side of the Heart’, full of an Arcade Fire-style
grandeur that’s rich with soaring violins and sonorous piano. Excellent
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Call Upon the Author Blog
First off – even if this isn’t your cup of tea, spend your pennies on
this, it’s for a good cause. It’s a simple, haunting affair that,
unlike most charity singles, would stand alone as a good track. In
fact, we’ve been watching these guys & gals for a while and we
think they’re something special, so go take a closer look.http://www.callupontheauthor.com/blog/2009/08/31/singles-corner-31082009/---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Mag
3.5/5
Haunted Stereo return to our speakers with another beautiful composition, which benefits from some quality piano and violin.
'Cross
The Sea' starts with a gentle swell, like Damian Rice and Lisa
Hannigan. The layers build as the the song gets deeper, but the gentle
treatment and reserved nature of the song ensures a smooth journey
throughout.
The guitar is so sensitive in this song, it's easy to
overlook its powerful addition, both in terms of its rhythm and crystal
clear tone. It's a similar story for the drums, which gently supply a
bit of rhythm to aid the final third.
This is another eerie
mini-orchestral performance from a band that keeps on writing songs
that see the instruments weaving a wonderful lace of sounds.
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Wow. That is stirring stirring stuff!
Hugh Davenport, Eclectic Plectrum Show
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Anja from
Haunted Stereo got in touch back in August and I checked out their Myspace site to see what they had to offer. They are a folk band who play a variety of
strings and percussion instruments and show real potential. Having listened to
a few of their songs a school report would say "could do better" but
on hearing Cross The Sea they've hit form. A track that's mellow yet has a
catchy riff and a beautiful sound. More of this please HS.http://whatswrongwiththemainstream.blogspot.com/2009/10/whats-wrong-with-mainstream-october-09.html